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.
Hyundai and Kia are investing 80 million Euros in Rimac Automobilii. They want to tap into the proprietary motor, charging, and battery technology used in Rimac’s incredible C Two electric sports car.
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.
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.
Porsche has taken a 10% stake in Rimac Automobilii. What’s up with that?
It’s been a minute — or a month — since our last cleantech news roundup, but we’re back at it again, and this week we have stories about the state of electric motorcycles, the pros and cons of biofuels, electric supercars, smart wood, solar deals, topsoil fertility, and more.
Are we ready for your next electric hypercar, Rimac? We are, but seriously, this time we want a month-long test drive of it! And no, we won’t crash it.
Most of those who have been following the auto industry over the past few years are now well aware that the cars with the fastest acceleration are arguably electric. Looking forward, it seems likely that electric cars will totally displace pure internal combustion engine (ICE) cars at the top of the pyramid as regards performance.
Rimac has announced that it has closed a strategic €30 million funding round from Asia’s largest battery manufacturer, Camel Group Ltd.
Croatian electric supercar manufacturer Rimac has built a name for itself as a designer and builder of insane 1000+ horsepower electric hypercars, but it has been hard at work behind the scenes on a different strategy altogether — to become the world’s leading OEM supplier for all things electric.
