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Rimac Technology enters stationary energy storage systems market with launch of Rimac Energy

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High volume ESS production shall begin in 2025 at the Rimac Campus in Croatia, scaling to more than 10GWh of annual production. Rimac Technology is the Rimac Group entity that designs, engineers and produces high-performance EV components and systems to help the industry build hybrid and electric vehicles.

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

Baua Electric

Founded in 2009, Rimac Automobili has focused on building the most powerful electric hypercar. 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.

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Rimac Nevera receives EPA and CARB range estimates

Teslarati

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. The Nevera Production Car #002 is currently undergoing pre-delivery testing in Croatia.

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Wärtsilä enters into licence agreement with CSSC Guangzhou Marine Diesel Engine Co. Ltd for manufacture of Wärtsilä 2-stroke engines in China

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It covers the entire engine portfolio with a power range of between 4,300 and more than 80,000 kW per engine. These are located mainly in Asia (Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam), but also in Europe (Croatia, Poland and Russia) and South America (Brazil).

Mariner 186
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US$7.5M JOSPEL project to develop energy efficient climate control for EVs; leveraging Joule and Peltier effects

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Besides improving on the heating/cooling technology through thermoelectric technology and effects, JOSPEL will also enhance the energy and battery efficiency through various other solutions, such as improving on the insulation via new glazing designs, reducing the energy needed to defrost and so on. The aim of the €6.7-million million (US$7.5-million)

Climate 150
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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. On a dyno in Akrapovič last week, the Rimac Tajima E-Runner Concept_One delivered 1 MW of power—1,341 hp. seconds from a standstill.

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IEEE Honors Iconic Engineers

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HIROYUKI MATSUNAMI Kyoto University “For pioneering contributions to the development of silicon carbide material and its applications to electronic power devices.” For fundamental contributions to algorithm design and their application to content delivery networks.” IEEE EDISON MEDAL Sponsor: Samsung Electronics Co., IEEE RICHARD M.

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