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RAESR Automotive
Company typeSupercar Manufacturer
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
FounderEric Rice
Headquarters,
Key people
Eric Rice (CEO), Chris Khoury (CTO)
ProductsSports cars
Engineering Consultations
Websiteraesr.com

RAESR (unabbreviated as Rice Advanced Engineering Systems and Research) is an American automobile manufacturer founded in 2014 in Los Angeles, California by Eric Rice. [1][2]. The company is based in Los Angeles, California and specializes in the production of electric supercars. [3]Their prototype model the "Tachyon Speed" was first introduced to the public in late 2017 through an electric vehicle infrastructure series made by E.ON, one of Europe’s largest energy conglomerates.[4][5]

Company

In 2017, RAESR completed production of their first prototype the Tachyon Speed. [6] They are currently working on their first production model.[7] [8]

Tachyon Speed Prototype

The RAESR Tachyon Speed is a prototype electric hypercar produced in-house by RAESR in Los Angeles, California[2][9]. RAESR claims their design was inspired by a jet fighter and Le Mans Prototype [6][3]. The Tachyon Speed's electric motors produce 1250+ horsepower and a cumulative torque value of 3650lb/ft and can travel at a top speed of 240 mph.[10][11][12][13] The car's battery pack is capable of generating power bursts of 1.4 megawatts and has a range of 150 miles.[14]

References

  1. ^ "RAESR Story". RAESR. January 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Harris, Jay (2019-03-22). "Supercar Blondie Test Drives Tachyon Speed" (Press release). Retrieved 2019-05-12. Cite error: The named reference "Infinitybox 2019-03-22" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b PADEANU, ADRIAN (2017-11-09). "1,250-HP Tachyon Speed: Electric Hypercar With Jet Fighter Design". Motor1. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  4. ^ "1250 HORSEPOWER AND NOT A DROP OF GAS IN SIGHT". DriveTribe. March 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "THIS ALL-NEW 1250-HP ELECTRIC HYPERCAR LOOKS LIKE THE DAMN BATMOBILE". Maxim. November 19, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Lambert, Fred (2017-11-13). "A new all-electric hypercar sets out to break some speed records". Electrek. Retrieved 2019-05-10. Cite error: The named reference "Electrek 2017-11-13" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Tachyon Speed". Infinitybox LLC. October 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Here's the 1,250-hp 240-mph Tachyon Speed EV hypercar from RAESR". Carbuzz. November 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "The 1,200-horsepower electric supercar you've never heard of: the Tachyon Speed". Motor Authority. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  10. ^ Smith, Luke John (2017-11-14). "RAESR electric car has 240mph top speed 150 miles of range and you can buy one". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  11. ^ "RAESR Tachyon Speed electric hypercar launched with 1,250bhp". Auto Express. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  12. ^ "Why We Need Electric Vehicle Concepts, + The RAESR & Its Wild Tachyon Speed". CleanTechnica. January 14, 2018.
  13. ^ Gitlin, Jonathan M. (2017-11-17). "New Tesla Roadster sounds impressive, but it's not the only game in town". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  14. ^ "Prototype Technical Specifications". RAESR. January 10, 2018.

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