Rimac offers extensive factory tour, challenges industry to try and copy it… if it can

Electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac Group has delivered its latest peek behind its factory doors in Jankomir, Croatia, taking YouTube’s Misha Charoudin on a tour, which includes a cafeteria loaded with clementines, the Rimac Nevera assembly lines, and a look at Mate Rimac’s private vehicle collection. What may be most interesting about this hour-long video seen below is Rimac’s confidence in its technology, sharing extensive design details while imploring others to try and do it better.
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Less than a week after start of production for its first scaled electric hypercar, Rimac Group continues to expand its growing EV battery business, offering a one-two punch in a relatively nascent industry. Rimac is reportedly developing 46mm battery cells of various heights, similar to Tesla’s more energy dense 4680 cells that have recently begun rolling out in its EVs.
Expand Expanding CloseRimac shares Nevera winter testing footage ahead of deliveries to all 150 customers

Electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac Automobili shared news of completing winter testing of its 1,914 horsepower Nevera EV. The two weeks of vigorous testing near the Arctic Circle in Sweden mark one of the last validation tests for the Rimac Nevera ahead of deliveries within “the next couple of months.”
Expand Expanding Close$2.5 million Rimac Nevera deliveries move closer to reality following final crash test

Electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac Automobili recently completed the final crash test for its upcoming Nevera EV, capping off a four-year process to achieve global approval and market access. With the completion of this final test, Rimac Automobili can move forward toward production and deliveries to those 150 fortunate people who hold reservations.
Expand Expanding CloseRimac Group begins construction on €200M global headquarters in Croatia

Electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac Automobili has officially begun erecting its new €200 million ($224 million) headquarters in Zagreb, Croatia, after breaking ground months ago. According to Rimac Group, the state-of-the-art R&D and production facilities will combine to make the campus one of the largest in Europe when it’s completed in 2023.
Expand Expanding CloseRimac announces Nevera, the $2 million next evolution of the Concept_Two electric hypercar

Rimac is today announcing the Nevera, the next evolution and production version of its Concept_Two electric hypercar.
Expand Expanding CloseRimac’s Concept_Two electric hypercar achieves quarter-mile in insane 8.9 seconds

Rimac has released a very impressive video of its Concept_Two electric hypercar completing a quarter-mile drag race in only 8.9 seconds.
Expand Expanding ClosePorsche takes a bigger stake in electric hypercar maker Rimac with new investment

Porsche announced that it made another investment in Rimac, a Croatia-based electric hypercar maker, and it now increases its stake in the company to almost 25%.
Expand Expanding CloseVW is considering selling Bugatti to Rimac in deal to own bigger stake in electric hypercar maker

Volkswagen is reportedly considering selling Bugatti to Rimac in a deal to own a bigger stake in the Croatian electric hypercar maker.
Expand Expanding ClosePorsche increases its stake in electric supercar maker Rimac

A year after first investing in the electric supercar maker, Porsche announces that it is increasing its stake in Rimac.
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Hyundai and Kia to build electric sportscar with help of supercar maker Rimac

Hyundai and Kia have been getting more serious about electric cars lately, with the new Kona, Niro and Soul EVs coming out all as good packages at reasonable prices. But none of these are performance monsters, moreso regular, everyday, utility cars.
That all seems to change starting today, as the two companies announced an 80 million Euro ($90m) investment into Rimac Automobili, the Croatian supercar maker behind the Rimac Concept_One and upcoming Concept_Two. The intent is to collaborate on the production of two high-performance electric sportscars, one of which will debut under Hyundai’s “N” brand and the other which will use fuel cell technology.
Rimac unveils new ‘California edition’ of its insane Concept_Two all-electric hypercar

A few months after unveiling its new Concept_Two all-electric hypercar, Rimac is bringing the car to the US for the first time and unveiling a new ‘California edition’.
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Rimac is helping build the all-electric CUPRA e-Racer car

Rimac, the all-electric hypercar manufacturer now partly owned by Porsche, confirmed that it is behind the electric powertrain of the all-electric racecar of SEAT’s new brand CUPRA: the CUPRA e-Racer.
The vehicle is presented as “the first completely electric touring-class race car.”
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Porsche takes a stake in electric hypercar startup Rimac

Rimac, the maker of insanely powerful all-electric hypercars, is adding another big name to its list of shareholders: Porsche.
The German automaker has confirmed that it has taken a minority but still significant 10% stake in the company.
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Rimac unveils new all-electric hypercar with specs just as crazy as Tesla’s new Roadster

After a few months of teasing, Rimac has finally unveiled its latest all-electric hypercar with specs just as crazy as Tesla’s new Roadster.
According to the company, the ‘Concept_Two’ will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 1.85 seconds.
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Rimac’s new hypercar specs reportedly unveiled, doesn’t compete with next-gen Tesla Roadster

Rimac has been teasing its new hypercar, another all-electric vehicle built from the ground up by the Croatian company to follow the Concept_One, over the last few months.
Now the specs have reportedly been revealed ahead of the official unveiling and unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to compete with the upcoming next-gen Tesla Roadster.
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Rimac unveils more images of its upcoming hypercar to compete with Tesla’s next-gen Roadster

After Tesla unveiled its next-gen Roadster prototype and set a new benchmark for hypercars, Rimac, which has been known as the leader in all-electric hypercars, announced that it’s working on its own next-generation entry in the segment.
Now, the company unveils new teaser images of the upcoming vehicle.
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Rimac teases new electric hypercar – could it beat Tesla’s Roadster?

Rimac, a Croatian electric vehicle startup, has long been a leader in electric hypercars with the Concept-One. Tesla disrupted that market with the unveiling of its next-gen Roadster last month and setting the bar for any upcoming electric hypercar – or any supercar really.
But Rimac is now about ready to answer with a new hypercar. The company released a teaser (pictured above and below) of the vehicle to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
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Rimac CEO says Richard Hammond was going ‘way too fast’ when he crashed the all-electric Concept One

Matte Rimac, CEO of Rimac, and Richard Hammond, host of Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour, gave an interview about what happened earlier this month when Hammond crashed down a hill in Switzerland while testing the company’s all-electric supercar, the Concept_One.
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Richard Hammond crashed a $1 million Rimac Concept_One all-electric supercar

While filming the second season of the Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour in Switzerland earlier today, ex-Top Gear host Richard Hammond crashed a $1 million Rimac Concept_One all-electric supercar.
Fortunately, Hammond reportedly “suffered no serious injury”, but the rare vehicle was completely destroyed.
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‘The future of hypercars is 100% electric’ says Rimac executive [Concept One Gallery]
This year one of the sleekest, sexiest cars at the New York International Autoshow has to be the Concept One from Rimac. It is labeled as the first fully electric hypercar and was first introduced in 2011. The final version that you see here made its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. We had a chance to do quick interview with Monika Mikac, COO of Rimac Automobili, during this year’s show.
Watch how Rimac built an all-electric 1.1 MW monster racecar in just 4 months
During the 2015 and 2016 editions of the famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Challenge, Croatian electric hypercar maker Rimac partnered with Team APEV and MONSTER SPORT, led by the racing legend Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima, to build a 1.1 MW all-electric racecar.
Today, they released a really interesting video that chronicles the journey of building and racing that car.
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Rimac unveils upgraded version of the Concept_One all-electric ‘hypercar’: new 90 kWh battery pack and 900 kW power
All-electric hypercar maker Rimac is at the Geneva Motor Show today to unveil the latest version of its Concept_One and to announce new distribution deals in Europe, Middle-East and the USA.
The 2018 model year Concept_One features an upgraded powertrain that makes the already insane performance of the all-electric vehicle even more impressive.
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Aston Martin’s upcoming new hypercar will have a battery pack supplied by Rimac
Almost all supercars, or what are now referred to as “hypercars”, are coming out with at least some form of electric powertrain these days, like the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, or the Porsche 918 Spyder.
Aston Martin with its upcoming new AM-RB 001 hypercar in partnership with Red Bull Advanced Technologies is apparently no exception and will have a hybrid powertrain. The British automaker announced this week that the battery pack of its hybrid system will be manufactured by none other than Rimac, the maker of the all-electric Concept_One supercar.
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