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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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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. Global automotive producers have shifted production towards CEE countries from Western Europe.

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EEA: 3/4 of EU urban population exposed to toxic air as governments fail to cut emissions

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They know what needs to be done to improve air quality: cleaner energy and industrial production, greener and smarter transport, and sustainable farming. —Margherita Tolotto, Senior Policy Officer for Air and Noise at the European Environmental Bureau.

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Clariant concludes testing of conversion of miscanthus biomass into lignocellulosic sugars and ethanol

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The miscanthus biomass was harvested and baled at the INA demonstration site in Croatia in February this year and shipped for processing to Clariant’s pre-commercial sunliquid plant in Straubing, Germany for conversion into lignocellulosic sugars and ethanol.

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BMW, Croatia’s Rimac partner on high-voltage EV battery technology – ET Auto

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BMW and Croatia’s Rimac have agreed to partner on high-voltage electric vehicle battery technology , they said on Tuesday, a European tie-up aimed at challenging Asian dominance in the field. The German carmaker hit an all-electric sales share of 15% last year and has said it expects that figure to reach 50% well before 2030.

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Hyundai Motor Group to invest €80M in Rimac; collaborating on high-performance EV and FCEV prototypes by 2020

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Rimac was founded in 2009 by Mate Rimac as a garage project in Croatia with the vision to build the sports car of the 21 st century. The next challenge ahead is to grow from a low-volume manufacturer of complex high-end electrification components, to an established Tier-1 supplier for the industry.

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Porsche and electric hypercar maker Rimac to set up JV incorporating Bugatti

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The joint venture will have its headquarters in Zagreb (Croatia) and is scheduled to be established in the fourth quarter of 2021. Bugatti is contributing a tradition-rich brand, iconic products, a loyal customer base and a global dealer organisation to the joint venture. —Oliver Blum.

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