"An electric supercar boasting 1,088 horsepower, a maximum range of 366 miles per charge and capable of blasting speeds of up to 190mph has been unveiled by a 23-year old Croatian entrepreneur.
The Rimac Automobili Concept_One has been developed over the last two years after designer Mate Rimac "blew up" the engine of the BMW E30 he was using for circuit racing. He says: "I decided to try building an EV. The goal from the beginning was to create a very powerful car. At first I started on my own. I read a lot about other people's projects who have already converted cars to EVs, and even some who are using EVs for racing.
"Then I ordered parts and started to build the car. After one year or so, the car was able to drive but I was not satisfied with the result. It was heavy, not very powerful and the range was very limited. I started to collect a team of experts to develop our own components since I believed that the electric propulsion can give much more compared to what was available on the market (at least for individuals -- big companies have access to better technologies)."
The original BMW has now gone through five stages of reinvention and, says Rimac, "got faster, lighter and more reliable each time". When he realised how little of the original car remained, he decided to build a new car from scratch.
The result is the Concept_One."
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