Rimac Concept_One to enter production, electric supercar will cost $980,000

At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Croatian company Rimac unveiled something it called the Concept_One, an electric supercar that it said it will produce only 88 examples of. The company has just announced at the Top Marques in Monaco that it will start production soon with prices starting around €742,000 (or $980,000 USD).

The company announced that the production Rimac Concept_One will be fitted with Vredestein tires, which showcased their Ultract Vorti high performance tire for the electric supercar. The tire was designed by Giugiaro and was developed for high-performance sports cars.

The Rimac Concept_One is powered by four electric-motors helping it make 1,074-hp with a maximum torque of 2,802 lb-ft of torque. 0 to 62 mph comes in just 2.8 seconds with a top speed of 190 mph. On a single charge, the Rimac Concept_One can go a total of 373 miles.

Pretty impressive.

– By: Omar Rana