Many electric vehicle startups have come and gone, raised big hopes and dreams only to fold when it came time to scale up with something and make a profit. Some EV startups put the hype on full blast and then crashed before making anything at all. There are just a … [continued]
Rimac Energy is coming this year. The new company promises to reduce efficiency losses by 50% while using 40% less space.
Bringing the G6 to the US is sure to shake up the domestic e-bike market and raise the bar for customers looking to get onto what is perhaps the most technologically advanced electric bike in the world. Game on.
Bucket list trip to Zagreb, Croatia — check. Thanks to Greyp, I was invited to the official launch of the G6 fully-connected electric mountain bike (e-bike) to experience and cover the bike for CleanTechnica. This is the company’s second high-end e-bike, following the wild GS12 I was fortunate to ride a while back.
As the lights came down in Zagreb’s HDLU gallery, a new chapter in one of Croatia’s brightest startup success stories was about to begin. And when it comes to generating high expectations, few figures in the country’s tech sector elicit as much hype as Mate Rimac, the 30 year-old inventor, entrepreneur, and founder of Rimac Automobili.
In the world of electric bicycles (e-bikes), you have the sub-$1,000, the $1,000 to $2,500, and the $2,500 to $5,000. That pretty much describes it all. But there are e-bike makers who sell off-road e-bikes in the $7,000 to $8,000 bracket. And in this domain, Greyp is king.
Following a hugely interesting presentation on Mate’s “rimaculate perception” I got the chance at EV Momentum to ask a few questions about the man, the mission, and the methodology that brought him to this point.
Mate Rimac and his motley crew of twisted engineering geniuses at Rimac Automobili assemble battery powered beasts that shake the boots off even the most seasoned track driver.
Rimac has announced that it has closed a strategic €30 million funding round from Asia’s largest battery manufacturer, Camel Group Ltd.
Originally published on EV Obsession. With the Tesla Model S doing so well, it’s a bit surprising that you don’t see more companies trying to make wicked-awesome electric cars designed electric from the ground up. Well, one company has been aiming to do so for awhile now — the Croatian … [continued]
