July 4 (SeeNews) - Croatian electric car maker Rimac Automobili said on Monday it could start deliveries of all-electric hypercar Nevera to US buyers following respective regulatory approvals.
“Last documents for US homologation arrived as well (EPA & CARB). Nevera is now EU and US homologated and ready for delivery,” Mate Rimac, founder and CEO of Rimac Automobili, said in a statement on its Facebook profile.
Last month, Rimac announced that Nevera received the final approvals from the European Union and that the first cars will be delivered to customers within the next couple of months. The cars will be assembled in the Jankomir facility in Zagreb.
Rimac Automobili started the Nevera project in 2017, when the company had 200 employees with total capital raised of 40 million euro ($43 million). It unveiled the Nevera at the Geneva Motors Show in 2018 and expected back then that it’ll be able to ship the car in 2020. Now the company has over 1,500 employees, and 830 million euro of total capital raised.
At the beginning of June, Rimac Group said it raised 500 million euro in Series D financing, valuing the company at over 2 billion euro, with Mate Rimac remaining the largest shareholder. The funds will be primarily used to further develop its fully-owned technology arm Rimac Technology as it commences large-volume series production for global original equipment manufacturers, using the expertise gained from developing the Nevera hypercar.
The Rimac Group is the majority shareholder in ultra-luxury and high-performance hypercar manufacturer Bugatti Rimac, with a 55% stake. German sports car maker Porsche owning the remaining 45%.
In November 2021, Rimac successfully completed the merger of Rimac’s hypercar division – Rimac Automobili – with Bugatti Automobiles. Both brands now operate under the Bugatti Rimac company.
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