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Hypercar Company Rimac Developing Robotaxi Service

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It also has a working relationship with Volkswagen Group ever since subsidiary Porsche Engineering Group GmbH acquired a 10-percent stake in the Croatian company. However, Porsche was included in the 500-euro round of fundraising that made mention of similar services. Though Rimac does seem fairly serious about the concept.

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EV Fires: Reasons, SOPs, and The Science Behind

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Spent lithium-ion batteries are responsible for 25% of scrapyard fires in the United Kingdom.) The collision and following fire that overtook the Rimac Concept One car driven by the Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond, whose large battery burned for five days, is perhaps the most famous case.

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