RAESR Automotive
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2014 (2014)
FounderEric Rice
Headquarters
Los Angeles
,
California
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 sports cars.[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

The company was founded in 2014 in Los Angeles, California by Eric Rice. Rice came up with the inspiration for the car in 2012, by drawing an early version of the car which looked like a jet fighter fuselage. This encouraged him to build the car. He started with the chassis production and brought on other engineers and designers to help. For their first model they came up with name Tachyon, which is a hypothetical particle that always travels faster than light. The word tachyon comes from the Greek word "tachus," which means "fast."[6]

In 2017, RAESR completed production of their first prototype, the Tachyon Speed,[7][8] and started working on their first production model.[9][10]

Their cars are electric, using rechargeable batteries.[6]

Tachyon Speed prototype

Tachyon on display at Petersen Automotive Museum on 20 April 2022.

The RAESR Tachyon Speed is a prototype electric sports car produced in-house by RAESR in Los Angeles, California.[2][7] RAESR claims their design was inspired by a jet fighter and Le Mans Prototype.[3][8] The RAESR Tachyon Speed's electric motors produce over 1,250 hp (930 kW) and a cumulative torque value of 3,650 lb⋅ft (4,950 N⋅m) and can reach a top speed of 240 mph (390 km/h).[11][12][13][14] The car's battery pack is capable of generating power bursts of 1.4 megawatts and has a range of 150 mi (240 km).[15] The production model pricing will start at US$750,000.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "RAESR Story". RAESR. January 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Harris, Jay (March 22, 2019). "Supercar Blondie Test Drives Tachyon Speed • Infinitybox". Infinitybox. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. 1 2 PADEANU, ADRIAN (November 9, 2017). "1,250-HP Tachyon Speed: Electric Hypercar With Jet Fighter Design". Motor1. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  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. 1 2 "Here's Everything We Know About The Tachyon Speed". HotCars. August 9, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "The 1,200-horsepower electric supercar you've never heard of: the Tachyon Speed". Motor Authority. November 10, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  8. 1 2 Lambert, Fred (November 13, 2017). "A new all-electric hypercar sets out to break some speed records". Electrek. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Tachyon Speed". Infinitybox LLC. October 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Here's the 1,250-hp 240-mph Tachyon Speed EV hypercar from RAESR". Carbuzz. November 10, 2017.
  11. ↑ Smith, Luke John (November 14, 2017). "RAESR electric car has 240mph top speed 150 miles of range and you can buy one". Express.co.uk. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ "RAESR Tachyon Speed electric hypercar launched with 1,250bhp". Auto Express. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Why We Need Electric Vehicle Concepts, + The RAESR & Its Wild Tachyon Speed". CleanTechnica. January 14, 2018.
  14. ↑ Gitlin, Jonathan M. (November 17, 2017). "New Tesla Roadster sounds impressive, but it's not the only game in town". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Prototype Technical Specifications". RAESR. January 10, 2018.
  16. ↑ Evans, Andrew (March 5, 2021). "Raesr Tachyon Speed Confirmed for Forza Horizon 4". GTPlanet. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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