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Rimac Nevera reached a charging power of 333 kW

Rimac Automobili, which recently became the majority owner of Bugatti, is one of the leaders in the world of cars and automotive technology. Their latest electric hypercar, Rimac Nevera, set a record in charging power.

Nevera is fully manufactured in Croatia. It has a lithium-manganese-nickel battery with 6,960 cells and a capacity of 120 kWh. Thanks to four individually powered wheels, the Nevera has 1,914 hp (1,408 kW) and 1,741 lb-ft (2,360 Nm) of torque. It reaches 62 mph in just 1.97 seconds with a top speed of 258 mph (413 km / h), and has a range of 342 miles (550 km).

This is not about acceleration or engine performance, but about charging power. The world was impressed by the charging power of the Tesla V3 Supercharger, Porsche Taycan and Hyundai Ioniq 5 with charging power between 250 and 260 kW, and Lucid with 300 kW. Then came Rimac. He connected Nevera to the IONITY charger and achieved amazing results.

Rimac Nevera set a record by reaching a charging power of 333 kW, which was impressive. Rimac also stated that this is not the maximum power, because the charging power can be increased up to an incredible 500kW.

Source: Insideevs

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Mate Rimac announces the possibility of keeping the Bugatti W16 engine

At the beginning of the year, the companies publish data on the business achieved in the previous year, but also plans for the future. Thus, Mate Rimac used the opportunity to announce that the successor of Bugatti Chiron is currently in the process of development, and that it will have its premiere in 2024.

In a video released this month, Rimac spoke about the corporate structure of the new factory. He said he thinks there is a future for internal combustion engines, which was a surprise for someone who owns a company whose success is based on fully electric cars.

Rimac also said that we will be enchanted by the new hyper car, which brings characteristics that no production car had before it. Does this suggest that Bugatti will keep the W16 engine, since Lamborghini kept the V12 engine for the Aventador’s successor ?!

If the predictions come true, we will have something really crazy. The current Bugatti Chiron is powered by a 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16 engine with 1,479 hp (1,103 kW) and 1,180 lb-ft (1,600 Nm) of torque. The engine is paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. It reaches 62 mph in 2.4 seconds with a maximum electronically limited speed of 261 mph (420 km / h).

Source: DPCcars via YouTube

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Mate Rimac destroyed € 2 million Nevera

Mate Rimac, the owner of Rimac Automobili, used the opportunity to drive Nevera on the construction site of his company’s new complex. Rimac wanted to have fun and show off his rally driver skills before he would completely destroy a two million euro car.

Its R&D and production complex worth 200 million euros is being built near Kerestinec in Croatia. Croatian media say it will be one of the largest complexes of its kind in Europe.

Rimac posted on his profile: “After dozens of tests, we have successfully completed all European homologation crash tests. This beautiful blue Nevera pre-series car is the last Nevera that has to die to complete the US crash-testing program. But before it goes into a wall, we had some fun…”

Earlier this year, Rimac Automobili took a majority stake in Bugatti. On that occasion, Rimac stated that this is an exciting moment in the short but turbulent history of Rimac Automobiles. The company has gone through so much in 10 years of existence. Such a project has raised a young and agile automotive and technology company to a higher level, gaining the trust of partners and a strong position in the high-performance electrical technology industry. With the Nevera model, they have proven that they can develop and produce fast and high-quality hypercars.

Source: Mate Rimac via Facebook