A British owner has driven the all-electric Rimac Nevera roughly 1,680 miles (2,700 kilometers) from North Yorkshire to Croatia’s Dalmatian coast, crossing seven countries in four days. Explorer and technology entrepreneur Chris Brown took the wheel of his Nevera to reach Trogir in time for Rimac’s second annual Trailblazer Tour, an owners’ gathering that begins this week. Rimac has long positioned the car as a grand tourer rather than a track-only machine, and the cross-continental run was framed as a test of that claim.
Highlights
- Brown covered approximately 1,680 miles (2,700 kilometers) across seven countries over four days, from Harrogate to Trogir.
- The Nevera carries a 120 kWh lithium manganese nickel battery and a WLTP range of 490 kilometers (about 305 miles), according to Rimac.
- Rimac says the car’s 500 kW charging capability allows a 0–80% charge in as little as 19 minutes on compatible infrastructure.
- The journey ran on the IONITY network; Rimac’s partnership with IONITY gives Nevera owners eight years of unlimited free charging across 24 European countries.
A Hyper GT Built for Distance
Rimac has consistently described the Nevera as an everyday-capable hypercar rather than a single-purpose performance car. “The Nevera was primarily developed as a Hyper GT, rather than a track-focused car,” said Mate Rimac, Founder and President of the Rimac Group. The company says the model was engineered to cover long distances and cross borders.
Seven Countries in Four Days
Brown set off from Harrogate at dawn and crossed the Channel via LeShuttle, spending his first night near Brussels. The second day took him off the main routes to the Belgian and Luxembourg points of inaccessibility — the inland coordinates within each country furthest from any sea or border — before he rejoined the highway network for an overnight stop in the Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
The third day brought the most demanding driving, running south through Munich and Austria and down through the alpine corridors into Slovenia, with an overnight at Lake Bled. The final leg continued south through Croatia, passing Zagreb and following the Dalmatian highway to Trogir.
The detours reflect Brown’s wider work. He is pursuing the Eight Poles Project, an attempt to become the first person to reach all eight of the Earth’s Poles of Inaccessibility — the points on each continent furthest from the ocean, and the ocean points furthest from land. He has reached seven of the eight to date.
Charging and Range
Throughout the journey, Brown relied on IONITY’s pan-European high-power charging network, a natural fit given the existing partnership between the two companies. Rimac says the Nevera’s 120 kWh battery delivers a WLTP range of 490 kilometers (about 305 miles) and that its 500 kW charging supports a 0–80% top-up in as little as 19 minutes on compatible chargers.
Brown described the car as well suited to the distance. “With everything else I’ve been doing I’ve had nowhere near as much time as I wanted to really drive the Nevera. So, when an invitation came to join the team in Croatia, I jumped at the chance to spend a few thousand kilometres behind the wheel. These four days have just reaffirmed what I already knew about the Nevera; it’s an extraordinary achievement. Spacious, quiet, comfortable and with hundreds of miles between charges – all the things you want for a long road trip – while simultaneously providing the kind of performance and driving thrill of a proper hypercar. Among the many adventures I’ve had, it’s one of the most memorable.”
The Trailblazer Tour
Brown’s arrival in Trogir marks the start of the second Rimac Trailblazer Tour, an annual gathering of Nevera owners. Last year’s edition brought together nine cars for a four-day drive through Croatia, ending at the Roman amphitheater in Pula.
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