Rimac Automobili founder Mate Rimac Photo by Rimac Automobili In 2006, his passion for racing drove him to acquire an E30 BMW 323i, which he brought to a few local meets before the engine blew.

Mate Rimac was lurking on a Zagreb street in his homemade electric-conversion BMW 323i, waiting for the Tesla Roadster to show up. “A local electrical company was unveiling the first charging ...

Mate Rimac has a tall order: trying to convince drivers that electric supercars are superior to combustion vehicles. Rimac, the 36-year-old engineering savant from Croatia who started his namesake ...

Which is why Mate Rimac might be the new battery-whisperer. It’s probably also why Rimac — the company now — owns half of Bugatti, and will soon be a battery supplier to the stars.

Mate: The U.S. is the biggest customer base, closely after that is Europe. So like 40% [of sales] are in the U.S., 30% is Europe and then the rest of the world.