BMW and the company behind the Rimac electric car brand have formed a collaborative partnership as the two brands move towards an all-electric future.
The collaboration will see the construction of a new factory in Zagreb, Croatia, where BMW and Rimac Tehcnology engineers will work together on battery systems for electric vehicles, software, electric motors and much more.
If you’ve never heard of Rimac, we don’t blame you, as it’s a niche electric hypercar brand that focuses exclusively on eccentric battery-powered cars.
Apart from their TV appearances, Rimac and its sister company, Rimac Technology, are quite a big name in the world of technology and electric motors and, although BMW is about to launch a series of new four-wheeled electric vehicle models, it’s possible that some of the work done at the factory will be applied to motorcycles.
BMW already has two electric models, the 2023 CE 04 electric maxi-scooter and the CE 02. These are unlikely to be the Bavarian brand’s last electric models, and its 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 that happens, some of the technology and hardware present in the bikes could be developed, designed and manufactured in this very factory.