At the Fleet Europe Days conference in Luxembourg, experts weighed the key challenges and the next steps for electric-vehicle battery technology. The central issue was repairability: most automakers still do not permit battery repairs, favoring full replacement instead.

Daniel Pataki, who runs Gablini, a center certified to repair batteries in Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, noted that replacing damaged modules can cut customer costs by 60–80 percent compared with buying a new pack. He emphasized that when done properly, restoration is safe and extends a battery’s service life.

Participants also highlighted that the EV market continues to grow, while battery costs are easing only slowly. New chemistries such as solid-state and sodium‑ion are set to complement current solutions rather than replace them outright.

Against this backdrop, enabling battery repairs looks like a practical lever to reduce ownership costs and speed the shift to cleaner transport. The industry’s caution is understandable, yet giving drivers a repair option avoids needless expense and keeps more cars on the road for longer.