According to Rimac, the 8-year warranty covers all major malfunctions of the battery pack and includes a guarantee that at the end of the warranty period, the battery will still have a total charge capacity that is 75% of what it was when it was new.
“A lot of mass market electric vehicles cover their electric vehicle batteries for around 8 years, limiting mileage to roughly the 100,000-mark. So for us – with one of the most advanced high-performance battery packs in the world – to extend our warranty to eight years and unlimited miles is hugely significant. The Nevera is not just extremely fast, capable and luxurious but also easy to own, and this move is the latest affirmation of that. Our electric motors are maintenance free for life and our battery pack is under warranty for eight years. With the expert guidance of our factory-trained engineers at our dealer network all over the world, you can spend more time just enjoying the drive.” - said Hendrik Malinowski, Commercial Director, Bugatti Rimac.
The first production prototype Rimac Nevera was released in August 2021. Each of the Nevera's four wheels is driven by a separate motor. Together they produce a total of 1,914 PS (1,408 kW) and 2,360 N⋅m of torque. Each set of wheels, front and rear, has a single-speed transmission that allows full torque to be applied to both the left and right of that axle.
The Nevera is also capable of travelling 490 kilometers (WLTP) or up to 305 miles (EPA) on a single charge and can charge at 500kW; a speed so rapid that only a handful of public chargers currently exist with this capability.
The Nevera battery has an H-shaped design - as opposed to a flat-bottom skateboard-style arrangement, this was chosen to allow the driver and passenger to sit low in the car, rather than feel "on top of" it. To achieve both impressive long-distance cruising and fade-free performance, the Rimac team developed a lithium-manganese nickel chemistry with water-glycol cooling plates. A number of features help to cool the battery, but perhaps most importantly, these cooling plates sandwich the cells, rather than simply being at the top or bottom, to provide uniform and efficient cooling throughout the pack.
With all these innovations, last year the Nevera set 23 speed and power records in a single day, requiring about 30 full-throttle acceleration runs in less than 8 hours, with no noticeable drop in performance.
Source: Rimac