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According to foreign media reports, the car plans to pay 80 million euros (about 725 million yuan) to the Croatian brand rimac in exchange for a stake in the brand. According to industry insiders, the purpose of modern investment is to obtain rimac's electric vehicle technology and jointly build a new model with the help of rimac's technical experience in high-performance vehicles. According to the information disclosed recently, Hyundai is planning to build a high-performance electric vehicle and cooperate with rimac in this regard. In addition, the company is developing a high-performance hybrid platform, and then Hyundai will introduce Kona new energy and Tousheng's new model. At the just held 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai also launched a redesigned IONIQ electric vehicle, which is equipped with a 7.2kw on-board charger. When using a 100kW DC charging power, the power can be charged to 80% in 54 minutes. It is reported that rimac company, founded in 2019, is a new brand focusing on the research and development of high-performance sports cars. At present, its main technical advantages lie in the development of high-voltage battery technology, power system and supporting software and hardware. At last year's Geneva auto show, it unveiled the pure electric high-performance sports car "c'u two" model, which has a maximum power of 1389kw (1888ps) and only takes 1.85 seconds to accelerate 100 kilometers. In addition, rimac has always maintained cooperative relations with famous global manufacturers such as Bini farina.