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

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A 57 kWh Rimac battery pack powers four Rimac permanent magnet synchronous motors, delivering combined maximum output of 1,100 kW (1,475 hp) and 1,500 N·m (1,106 lb-ft) of torque. The Rimac AWTV controls the torque of each motor 100 times a second. seconds, with 200 km/h (124 mph) coming in 5.4 seconds from a standstill.

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Rimac Nevera receives EPA and CARB range estimates

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The Rimac Nevera all-electric hypercar has four motors, a 120-kilowatt-hour battery, and a $2.1 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.

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

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The startup designs, develops, and manufactures its supercars in-house. 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.

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Production version of 1,914 hp electric Rimac Nevera to make US debut in Monterey

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The Rimac Nevera’s 1,914hp is produced by four bespoke Rimac-engineered electric motors, which propels the hypercar from 0-60mph in just 1.85 The two production-ready cars were produced on Rimac’s new production line on the outskirts of Zagreb, Croatia, just weeks prior. seconds, and to 100mph in 4.3

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IEEE Honors Iconic Engineers

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IEEE MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES Sponsor: Toyota Motor Corp. For fundamental contributions to algorithm design and their application to content delivery networks.” Corecipients: DAVID JAMES COE Philips Research Laboratories Redhill, Surrey, England GERALD F.

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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100 includes the 27 Member States of the European Union, the European Union itself, as well as Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia and Turkey. The new version of UNECE Regulation No.

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