The introduction of electric vehicle concepts with their own production line causes significant investments, which shy away car manufacturers due to the uncertain demand and the risks arising from lower technological maturity. Moreover, start-up businesses that want to produce small lot sizes of their vehicle concepts face a similar challenge: The state of the art manufacturing of cars is optimized for large quantities. The highly automated facilities cause immense investments. The need for small series production is a motivation for new production concepts that reduce massive investments and increase operational flexibility in electric vehicle’s final assembly. In this paper, the disruptive concept of the self-driving chassis is presented. It replaces expensive conveyors and allows active re-sequencing of the assembly order. A battery concept guaranteeing occupational safety, requirements regarding actuators and sensors are shown. A reorganized assembly order which allows the maximization of benefits is suggested. Finally, challenging safety issues are revealed.