Rimac Nevera enters production

Rimac on Tuesday announced the get started of creation of the Nevera electrical supercar at its Croatia manufacturing facility.

The automaker showed what it calls the to start with generation-completely ready Nevera—known as “000”—at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Pace last thirty day period. But whilst that vehicle will be retained by the organization for demonstration and marketing and advertising reasons, Rimac claimed in a push release that it is now building vehicles for clients.

The firm didn’t point out a organization shipping day for the initial customer cars and trucks, and founder Mate Rimac indicated in a latest Facebook write-up that the firm will let consumers take the direct in showing vehicles after they’re delivered.

Each individual car will be hand-designed at a level of up to 50 vehicles for each 12 months, according to Rimac. At that charge, it will just take a few years to entire the planned 150-device generation run. Rimac explained the 1st yr of output is offered out, but make slots for subsequent years could nonetheless be open. Pricing commences at somewhere around $2.4 million.

At first scheduled to start manufacturing in 2020, but delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Nevera is designed at a new assembly facility unveiled in 2021. Just about every vehicle will take 5 weeks to assemble, despite the fact that some components are made months in advance at other Rimac services, the business mentioned.

The Nevera is the generation model of the Rimac C_Two that initially appeared at the 2018 Geneva Motor Clearly show, and successor to the Rimac Strategy_One. With 1,914 hp and 1,740 lb-ft of torque on tap, it was able to run the quarter mile in 8.58 seconds at 167.51 mph in a 2021 test—a manufacturing-car or truck report, Rimac claims. 

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Announcement of the begin of generation will come shortly just after Rimac confirmed official emissions certification by the Environmental Defense Agency (EPA) and California Air Methods Board (CARB). That indicates Rimac is cleared to produce vehicles in the United States. 

Rimac claimed it took 5 a long time and 1.6 million several hours of exploration and enhancement to get the Nevera completely ready for creation. That included testing with 18 prototypes, and 45 crash checks.

With Nevera manufacturing underway, Rimac will transfer on to acquiring autos in concert with Bugatti. Rimac’s motor vehicle division merged with Bugatti last 12 months to variety Bugatti Rimac, and the new company entity has previously teased 4 cars, the first of which could get there later this yr.