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Our Hyundai Kona EV Journey Through Greece, Albania, & Croatia

CleanTechnica EVs

Following up on the first part of this journey in the Hyundai Kona Electric from Warsaw, Poland, to the easternmost point in Europe — and our earlier EV journeys to Nordkapp (the northernmost point in Europe), Cabo da Roca (the westernmost point), Punta Marroqui (the southernmost point) — this article covers our travels through Greece, […].

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Hyundai Motor Group bolsters partnership with Rimac on high-performance EVs and fuel cell prototypes across brands

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Group joined its partner Rimac Automobili in an event hosted by Rimac CEO Mate Rimac and attended by Croatian Prime Minister, ministers, and senior government officials to discuss the potential of the new auto industry in Croatia. The automotive industry needs to get the same attention as soccer in Croatia. Earlier post.)

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EC approves second major battery innovation project; €2.9B (US$3.5B) from 12 member states

Green Car Congress

The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. In 2018, the Commission adopted the Strategic Action Plan for Batteries and has promoted a wide range of initiatives as part of the plan.

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

Baua Electric

For its next-gen models, BMW is turning to Croatian electric hypercar specialist Rimac for EV batteries. Rimac’s tech division will supply batteries for BMW’s future electric cars. Rimac said the partnership will require them to establish sophisticated battery production lines at its campus near Zagreb, Croatia.

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Rimac joins Europa-Terrain for Voltron Nevera rollercoaster

Baua Electric

The Europa-Terrain theme landscape close the German the town of Rust is development a rollercoaster impressed partly through Rimac and the corporate’s high-performance electrical car era. The Voltron Nevera rollercoaster shall be situated in a unused division highlighting Croatia, the place Rimac used to be based and is situated.

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

Baua Electric

Rimac, the Croatian EV maker behind the record-setting Nevera electric supercar , is launching a robotaxi service. Founded in 2009, Rimac Automobili has focused on building the most powerful electric hypercar. The all-electric Rimac Nevera broke 23 performance records last year in one day – a record itself.

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Electric hypercar maker Rimac takes control of the Bugatti brand

Teslarati

The automotive industry just welcomed one of its first electric hypercar juggernauts, with Rimac, a Croatian electric hypercar startup, taking control of Volkswagen’s esteemed Bugatti brand. Bugatti’s production would still be in France, though its research unit would be moving to Rimac’s Croatia headquarters.