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

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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

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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

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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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Rimac joins Europa-Terrain for Voltron Nevera rollercoaster

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The Voltron Nevera rollercoaster shall be situated in a unused division highlighting Croatia, the place Rimac used to be based and is situated. 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.

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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. A significant part of the campus will be dedicated to BMW. “My

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Rimac secures $537m in new investment round with Goldman Sachs, Softbank

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While not being used for the Rimac Auto brand, this round of investment was intended to fund the Rimac Technology brand, a company that will be an EV and PHEV parts supplier to other brands. According to Mate Rimac, the company will make everything from EV battery systems and PHEV systems to rolling chassis.

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Europe’s auto suppliers reach the end of the road – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Production of the car component at the town of Gifhorn will end in 2027 and move to Croatia, the Czech Republic and Wales to keep the costs “competitive”, according to Continental, which will cut about 7,000 jobs worldwide. The axe has already fallen on 3,400 workers at Ford’s factory in Saarlouis, in the west of Germany.

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