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Toho Tenax’s prepreg helps to cut 1.1MW Tajima Rimac electric racer’s weight

Green Car Congress

Teijin Limited announced that carbon fiber sheet pre-impregnated with matrix resin, or prepreg, made by Toho Tenax Co., the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibers and composites business, is used in the lightweight body of a new 1.1 The Rimac AWTV controls the torque of each motor 100 times a second.

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

Baua Electric

Powered by four independent, carbon-sleeve electric motors, four inverters and gearboxes, and software-controlled torque vectoring, the Nevera packs a whopping 1,914 hp. Project 3 is based in Croatia, with a research center in the UK. Most recently, the Nevera set a new record , lapping the Nurburgring in 7:05:298.

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Rimac Nevera all-electric hypercar revealed

Electric Vehicles India

It was first showcased at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. It is designed, engineered and handcrafted in-house at Rimac’s headquarters in Croatia (Europe). According to Rimac, the name is derived from a Mediterranean storm that can appear suddenly off the coast of Croatia. Rimac Nevera all-electric hypercar features .