South Korean EV mischief and Dubai's self-driving cars
The latest news from the world of EVs
Good morning and welcome back to The Fast Charge, the electric motoring newsletter. My name is Tom Riley.
Lots of extremely fascinating news in today’s edition. From Dubai’s purchase of a fleet of 4,000 self-driving cars. And then a couple of stories about South Korean companies seemingly taking one step forward then one step back.
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In the news…
GREAT MATE: The founder of Rimac, maker of super electric cars in Croatia, has completed a lengthy interview with the Daily Telegraph. Mate Rimac (the founder) is extremely authentic and forthcoming in his interview talking about the highs, lows and super lows - such as in 2017 when Richard Hammond crashed one of their cars leading to thermal runaway of the batteries. This was something that worried investors and customers. However, Rimac has gone from strength to strength in the years since. They are now widely regarded as Bugatti’s electric cou…