2024-01-05 16:56:21
Rimac’s next super sports car may not run solely on batteries, as the company is investigating the viability of a radical new technology that generates electricity using liquid fuels such as diesel, according to the English Autocar site.
In recent statements to the site, founder and boss Mate Rimac gave clues regarding what the next steps might be for the Croatian brand, which is underway with the production of its second car, the 1877 Horsepower Nevera EV.
“Rimac is not exclusively electric: it does what is most exciting at the time,” he said, revealing that he is “working” on a program that will determine whether so-called nanotubes can be an effective source of energy for a vehicle.
Essentially, the idea is to superheat “chemically different” liquid fuels to generate electricity that might then be used to power an electric motor, thus replacing the battery in an electric drivetrain.
Mate Rimac cited liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen and diesel as examples of fuels that might be used to boost this agreement. He revealed that his company had identified a new company that was experimenting with this technology on a small scale and that tests had suggested that the nanotubes might operate with an efficiency of 80%, when the average for an internal combustion engine is 30%. %.
The byproducts of this process, Rimac said, include CO2 and other gases, but much less than any conventional ICE emits.
He believes the program has potentially significant implications for the entire auto industry, but “especially for sports cars,” implying that significant weight savings and packaging advantages can be gained by removing the battery from an electric powertrain.
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