O n May 11 2020, the crypto world experienced the phenomena knows as Bitcoin halving . For those who are still a little looney-toons regarding this phenomena, here's the lowdown . Moral of the story is that, as the Bitcoin supply decreased and it's 21 million market cap slowly approached, it was widely accepted that the low supply and high demand will increase the price of the cryptocurrency back to its previous highs. Basic business right? Wrong! Source: Equity Trust Company BTC prices actually fell and after briefly holding steady, are only just rising above the 10000 USD range. Surprise eh? Well, we are not done yet. Because while the most valuable crypto coin wasn't showing it's expected gains, some other cryptocurrencies shot to outer space. There was no SpaceX rocket nor a Tesla Roadster involved. These "altcoins" bumped up in their market value thanks to the entire underlying system of cryptocurrency: investor speculation. But what exactly are these &q
A couple of days I wrote about my new favourite car, the brutal McLaren Senna. With its ungodly looks, killer sounds, and a taste for bludgeoning the senses of the occupant it was and is the ultimate track day road-legal car. And it is run by a totally conventional fossil fuel-powered engine, hence the ungodly noise. But we live in a world where fossil fuels are considered to be a sacrilege, a travesty of humongous proportions, and is very strongly linked to us humans getting deep-fried on our beloved earth by our own incessant creations. Then came along electric cars and the idea of a vehicle driven solely by electric power gained widespread popularity due to a single name- Tesla. They began with the Roadster, an appetizer of sorts, followed by several pricy but spicy main courses of their various Models ( not the Victoria Secret type though). Realising that millennials were keen to embrace the concept of a silent non-polluting car several companies then joined the bandwagon to meet the rising demand from the ' Go Green' individuals and even some mighty established manufacturer's decided to spend considerable money to build this future. After all its the 'bottom line' that matters.
But supercars were still the fuel-guzzling, noise polluting, ravaging modes of transport and aside from the Roadster (which is not technically a supercar) no electric car manufacturers were able to provide considerable oomph in a svelte luxurious package. Plans were made, then scrapped, then remade with considerable funding going haywire. Some new-found, highly innovative companies joined the big boys with ambitious cars, and quickly became bankrupt. Then Rimac, one of the few young blood's that genuinely attracted sales and investors, introduced the Concept One supercar at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was everything a supercar had to be, super good looks, super-fast, a frighteningly quick 0-60 mph time. Of course, it was as silent as a child who stole a piece of cake from the fridge, but it did not require fuel and that was good. Batman's Batmobile was pretty silent as well. People still thought it was cool. Its been 7 seven years but in today's world the Rimac is still considered futuristic
The One has thrust it into the spotlight when Richard Hammond crashed while filming it for Amazon Prime's 'The Grand Tour'. While a crash traditional leads to investor shake-ups even Rimac considered it to be good publicity. The heads were so happy that they sold three cars that day. Three paltry cars!! and the owners were partying. Toyota chiefs would likely commit hara-kiri if they only sold three cars in one day.
After the (luckily) not so fatal crash, Rimac had unveiled the C- Two, or the Concept Two. It is meant to be better than the One in every way. It has a larger mileage (yet to be tested) of around 400+ miles, 1914 hp from 4 electric motors giving it a claimed top speed of 258 mph. But the most cartoonish value of the ridiculous numbers supplied by Rimac is the fact that can do 0-60 mph within two seconds! 1.85 to be exact. And Rimac magnanimously states that it was never aiming for a sub-two goal. It just "kinda happened" when Rimac reconsidered the new Tesla Roadster.
And that's not all. It even has Face-ID like tech from the iPhone X
(without the notch of course), so the driver can walk to the doors, look at the camera, and enter the plush leather-lined interior. You can almost hear the Mission Impossible theme song playing when thieves try to mug your car. And did I mention it has Level 4 autonomous capability?
All in all this cars looks almost too good to be true. It has everything a supercar wants, loads of next-gen goodies, and doesn't sip fuel whilst satisfying those who scoff at the idea of an Electric Supercar. It's bloody amazing.
Rimac Concept Two
But supercars were still the fuel-guzzling, noise polluting, ravaging modes of transport and aside from the Roadster (which is not technically a supercar) no electric car manufacturers were able to provide considerable oomph in a svelte luxurious package. Plans were made, then scrapped, then remade with considerable funding going haywire. Some new-found, highly innovative companies joined the big boys with ambitious cars, and quickly became bankrupt. Then Rimac, one of the few young blood's that genuinely attracted sales and investors, introduced the Concept One supercar at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was everything a supercar had to be, super good looks, super-fast, a frighteningly quick 0-60 mph time. Of course, it was as silent as a child who stole a piece of cake from the fridge, but it did not require fuel and that was good. Batman's Batmobile was pretty silent as well. People still thought it was cool. Its been 7 seven years but in today's world the Rimac is still considered futuristic
Rimac Concept One
The One has thrust it into the spotlight when Richard Hammond crashed while filming it for Amazon Prime's 'The Grand Tour'. While a crash traditional leads to investor shake-ups even Rimac considered it to be good publicity. The heads were so happy that they sold three cars that day. Three paltry cars!! and the owners were partying. Toyota chiefs would likely commit hara-kiri if they only sold three cars in one day.
After the (luckily) not so fatal crash, Rimac had unveiled the C- Two, or the Concept Two. It is meant to be better than the One in every way. It has a larger mileage (yet to be tested) of around 400+ miles, 1914 hp from 4 electric motors giving it a claimed top speed of 258 mph. But the most cartoonish value of the ridiculous numbers supplied by Rimac is the fact that can do 0-60 mph within two seconds! 1.85 to be exact. And Rimac magnanimously states that it was never aiming for a sub-two goal. It just "kinda happened" when Rimac reconsidered the new Tesla Roadster.
And that's not all. It even has Face-ID like tech from the iPhone X
(without the notch of course), so the driver can walk to the doors, look at the camera, and enter the plush leather-lined interior. You can almost hear the Mission Impossible theme song playing when thieves try to mug your car. And did I mention it has Level 4 autonomous capability?
All in all this cars looks almost too good to be true. It has everything a supercar wants, loads of next-gen goodies, and doesn't sip fuel whilst satisfying those who scoff at the idea of an Electric Supercar. It's bloody amazing.
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