Current Motors was born out of a passion for automobiles and a frustration with planned obsolescence.
Founder, Rocco Calandruccio, having grown up in rural East Tennessee, was all too aware of what happens to automobiles when they reach ‘end of life’. Hundreds of acres of pristine Tennessee farmland near his home were (and still are) covered with the rusting carcasses of vehicles whose engines or transmissions had died and the owner simply could not afford to repair them. As such, these vehicles were discarded and replaced with another.. and another.. and another.
Automobiles represent the best of design, mechanics, and engineering, but unfortunately they also represent one of the most wasteful industries. This is due to the, typically wildly inefficient motors and transmissions that were, in most cases, designed to fail within the first 10 years of use. The more complex we made them, the shorter their lifespans became – and the more likely owners were to make their way back to the dealership.
Technology is advancing more rapidly than it ever has in human history. We now have access to ways to power vehicles that are vastly more efficient and more reliable than their original powertrains. At Current Motors we work every day to take the best of the past to blend it with the very best of the future.
-Current Motors