Rimac EV supercar gets military trial

The world's wildest electric supercars, the Rimac Concept_One and Concept_S, have been undergoing performance testing at a Croation military recently, and there's video to prove it.

The Zagreb-based supercar company proclaims "We're testing all the time. But sometimes a racetrack doesn't quite cut it."

Understandably, Rimac's astonishingly potent EVs require serious real estate to fully expose their potential, and so the Rimac Concept_One (800kW/1600Nm) and Concept_S (1100kW/1800Nm) were given access to a Croatian Ministry of Defence airfield.

"We need a long stretch, for high speed manoeuvres. So they gave us one," read the video captions.

The Rimac supercars can be seen sliding through high speed corners, testing their all-wheel drive electric powertrains, which comprise liquid-cooled 82kWh Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide battery packs that afford 300km ranges.

It's staggering to see the pace with which the cars move, the digital speedometers showing an incredible rate of acceleration in the videos.

Indeed, the advent of the electric supercar will be a game-changer for the many automotive market niches, including that of top end performance cars, pushing the boundaries of both straight line and cornering performance.

The Rimac cars, for instance, feature four electric motors, capable of sending power to the wheels that need it most – virtually instantly.

No lag, no wind up, no dramas it would seem.

Earlier in the year we talked to Rimac at the 2016 Geneva motor show, and learned that the "entry-level" Concept_One, an €850,000 or $A1.25 million proposition, needs just just 2.6 seconds to reach 100km/h from standstill.

And company founder Mate Rimac proved this in a recent video on public roads, noting mild wheel spin meaning a faster time would be possible.

Rimac representatives previously told motoring.com.au that it takes a full year to build one car, and the boutique company is planning to build just 10 vehicles in the first year, eight Concept_One and two Concept_S machines.

As Tesla continues to fly the EV flag while BMW and Porsche continue to investigate high-performance electric vehicles, it's clear that Rimac and other boutique sports car companies will not have the segment to themselves for too much longer.