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Hyundai Motor Group to invest €80M in Rimac; collaborating on high-performance EV and FCEV prototypes by 2020

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The companies will work closely together to develop prototypes for an electric version of Hyundai Motor’s N brand midship sports concept car and a high-performance fuel cell electric vehicle with the intent to bring them to market at a later time. We look forward to collaborating with Rimac on our road to Clean Mobility.

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BMW taps electric hypercar specialist Rimac for high-performance EV batteries

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Rimac said the partnership will require them to establish sophisticated battery production lines at its campus near Zagreb, Croatia. BMW CEO Oliver Zipse next to Vision Neue Klasse concept (Source: BMW) The German automaker unveiled its Vision Neue Klasse in September, giving us a glimpse into the brand’s future tech and design.

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Rimac Concept One Electric Supercar Gets Track Time: Video

Green Car Reports

We're allowing ourselves to get a little excited over the Rimac Concept_One, a 1,088-horsepower electric supercar from Croatia.

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What Does A 1088-HP Rimac Electric Supercar Sound Like At Speed? (Video)

Green Car Reports

While it doesn''t exactly assault the ears like a shrieking Ferrari V-12, the Rimac Concept One electric supercar from Croatia certainly makes its presence known. Electric cars are known for their silent powertrains, but there''s an exception to every rule. Apr 2013).'

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This electric supercar maker is launching a robotaxi service with Kia’s help

Baua Electric

In 2018, the Concept-Two was born, which morphed into the Nevera Hypercar. Project 3 is based in Croatia, with a research center in the UK. After CEO Mate Rimac’s BMW E30 gave out during a race, he set out to build a more reliable powertrain. Most recently, the Nevera set a new record , lapping the Nurburgring in 7:05:298.

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Rimac Nevera receives EPA and CARB range estimates

Teslarati

But Rimac has been working on its own projects too, like the Concept One and the Nevera, which will be the company’s first attempt at a new design that features more power upgrades due to improvements in the electric motor systems. The Nevera Production Car #002 is currently undergoing pre-delivery testing in Croatia.

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IEEE Honors Iconic Engineers

Cars That Think

DEBOY Infineon Technologies Austria AG Villach, Austria TATSUHIKO FUJIHIRA Fuji Electric Matsumoto, Japan “For contributions to the concept and realization of superjunction power devices that significantly improve power efficiency.” Corecipients: DAVID JAMES COE Philips Research Laboratories Redhill, Surrey, England GERALD F.

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