Rimac Automobili says that its all-electric Nevera is officially the ultimate record-breaking hypercar. For its 0-400-0 km/h (0-249-0 mph) run—widely regarded as the ultimate test of hypercar straight-line performance testing of acceleration, aerodynamics, top speed, and stopping power, Nevera set a record time of 29.93 s—over a second quicker than the previous holder, the Koenigsegg Regera.

On a test track in Germany, the Nevera secured a total of 23 independently verified speed records and now holds the title for most performance records broken in a single day. The records were set at the Automotive Testing Papenburg GmbH facility in Germany using its 4.0-km (2.49-mi) straights and independently verified by Dewesoft and RaceLogic. The third-party verifiers had on-site teams to support the record-breaking activities and to ensure that their equipment was in running order.

Adding to its recent title for the fastest top speed of a production electric car set at 412 km/h (258 mph) in November, Rimac says the Nevera smashed existing benchmarks without a single reliability issue or any significant loss of performance.

“Growing up, I always looked at the cars that made history moving the bar for performance, in awe of the kind of revolutionary technology they brought to the road,” said Mate Rimac, Founder and CEO of Rimac Automobili. “That is what is driving me from day one—to develop new technology that redefines what is possible. Today, I am proud to say that the car we’ve created can get to 400 km/h and back to 0 in less time than it took the McLaren F1 to accelerate up to 350 km/h. And not only that, but it can do it again and again, breaking every other performance record in the process. If you had a Nevera and access to a track, you could do it too.”

During its record-breaking day, the Nevera outperformed its own official specifications, recording 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 1.74 s compared with 1.85 s. All acceleration records were completed with a standard one-foot rollout and equipped with road-legal Michelin Cup 2 R tires on non-prepped asphalt.

For its historic day, the Nevera wore a livery created by the Rimac design team inspired by the Rimac BMW e-M3, the brainchild of Mate Rimac and the car that inspired him to create Rimac Automobili. In 2011, the e-M3 by Rimac set a number of Guinness– and FIA-approved all-electric speed records.

“When we set out to engineer the Nevera, our performance targets were incredibly ambitious, and we’ve now managed to overshoot all of those,” said Rimac. “What I’m most proud of though is that this isn’t a car purely designed for straight-line performance. The Nevera can go from breaking records to driving over 300 miles on a charge, refilling from 0-80% in less than 20 minutes, and keeping the most demanding drivers in the world engaged.”

Key to the Nevera’s speed is its advanced battery system, powertrain, and software—all developed in-house at the Rimac Group. (In June 2021, Futurride did a deep dive into the car’s technology.) One motor provides power to each of the four wheels. On the rear axle, a 1-MW dual inverter enables 900 N·m (664 lb·ft) and 470 kW per motor, while the front powertrain is designed to deliver optimum power and control.

All systems are overseen by a network of in-house developed electronic control units working in conjunction with an Nvidia Pegasus-based supercomputer to calculate and send output to the four powertrain systems 100 times a second. The combination of all these systems, and the software that controls them, is known as Rimac All-Wheel Torque Vectoring 2.

The Nevera is limited to 150 examples and is currently being built on the outskirts of Zagreb, with deliveries ongoing to customers all over the world.

While the Nevera production volume is small, Rimac Group’s ambitions are big. Led by CEO Rimac, the group is a majority shareholder of Bugatti Rimac and the sole stakeholder of Rimac Technology. Currently employing more than 2000 people, from 2023,the Rimac Group will be headquartered at a new state-of-the-art 200,000-m² (2.2 million-ft²) campus large enough to accommodate over 2500 people.

Earlier this month, Rimac Technology announced its entry into the stationary energy storage system (ESS) market with a new brand called Rimac Energy, marking a major milestone for the group beyond its market-leading EV technology. It believes that stationary solutions are essential in realizing the full potential of renewable power generation and driving the decarbonization of energy networks.

The Rimac Energy team built over the last 18 months now consists of 60 employees, all of whom are currently working on a first-generation stationary ESS and pilot applications with customers. The team has created a novel battery architecture that it says reduces efficiency losses by up to 50% while decreasing the system footprint by up to 40% compared to current state-of-the-art solutions. Additional technological benefits include improved cycle life, built-in redundancy for increased availability, as well as competitive material and installation cost.

“Given our track record in innovative battery technology, we believe we will play a vital role in building Europe’s future energy ecosystems, elevating it on the global stage,” said Wasim Sarwar, Rimac Energy’s Director.

Initially, Rimac Energy will provide solutions for large commercial, industrial, and utility-scale applications, with battery-buffered solutions for fast and mega-watt charging already underway. The company currently has several customer projects in the discussion phase, including a pilot with a leading renewable energy company to provide battery storage solutions for its solar and wind power plants. These pilot systems are expected to be produced by the end of this year and commissioned in 2024. Mass manufacturing is set to start in 2025, with manufacturing capacities continuously scaling up into the double-digit GW·h-scale.

“There is an urgent need for clean energy infrastructure to support the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid by providing storage and balancing capabilities,” added Rimac. “Given our head start in EV technology and dedication to sustainability, this path feels like a seamless progression for us.”

Rimac Energy’s technology is being developed and manufactured at Rimac’s facilities in Zagreb and will be revealed later this year.