BMW and the company behind the Rimac electric car brand have formed a collaboration partnership as both brands move towards a fully electric future.
The collaboration involves building a new factory in Zagreb, Croatia, where BMW and Rimac Technology engineers will work together on electric vehicle battery systems, software, electric motors, and more.
If you’ve never heard of Rimac, we don’t blame you, as it is a niche electric hypercar brand that focuses exclusively on eccentric battery-powered cars.
Aside from their appearance on television, Rimac and its sister company, Rimac Technology, are quite significant names in the world of technology and electric motors, and while BMW is set to launch a series of new four-wheeled electric vehicle models, some of the work done at the factory may be applied to motorcycles.
BMW already has two electric models, the 2023 CE 04 electric maxi-scooter and the CE 02. They are unlikely to be the last electric models from the Bavarian brand, and their futuristic Vision Next 100, although unlikely to appear in the same form as the prototype, could shape the next generation of BMW electric motorcycles. If this happens, some of the technology and hardware in the bikes may be developed, designed, and manufactured in this same factory.
