RAESR

{{Infobox company

| name = RAESR Automotive

| logo = Logo for RAESR.png

| industry = Automotive

| foundation = {{start date and age|2014|df=yes}}

| founder = Eric Rice

| location_city = Los Angeles

| key_people = Eric Rice (CEO), Chris Khoury (CTO)

| products = Sports cars
Engineering Consultations

| location_country = California

| homepage = [http://www.raesr.com/ raesr.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.{{cite web|url=https://www.raesr.com/story|title=RAESR Story|date=January 28, 2018|publisher=RAESR}}{{Cite web|url=https://infinitybox.com/cars/supercar-blondie-test-drives-tachyon-speed/|title=Supercar Blondie Test Drives Tachyon Speed|last=Harris|first=Jay|date=2019-03-22|website=Infinitybox|access-date=2019-05-30}} The company is based in Los Angeles, California and specializes in the production of electric sports cars.{{cite news|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/186144/raesr-tachyon-speed-debut/|title=1,250-HP Tachyon Speed: Electric Hypercar With Jet Fighter Design|last=Padeanu|first=Adrian|date=2017-11-09|work=Motor1|accessdate=2019-05-13}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://drivetribe.com/p/1250-horsepower-and-not-a-drop-UE-K7gFOTlCN4gO1FleWMA?iid=F2J4q-NeR6iFmik1xknAdw/|title=1250 horsepower and not a drop of gas in sight|date=March 9, 2018|publisher=DriveTribe}}{{cite web|url=https://www.maxim.com/rides/raesr-tachyon-hypercar-prototype-2017-11/|title=This all-new 1250-HP electric hypercar looks like the damn Batmobile|date=November 19, 2017|publisher=Maxim}}

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."{{Cite web|date=2021-08-09|title=Here's Everything We Know About The Tachyon Speed|url=https://www.hotcars.com/tachyon-speed-everything-know/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=HotCars}}

In 2017, RAESR completed production of their first prototype, the Tachyon Speed,{{Cite web|url=https://electrek.co/2017/11/13/all-electric-hypercar-raesr-tachyon-speed/|title=A new all-electric hypercar sets out to break some speed records|last=Lambert|first=Fred|date=2017-11-13|website=Electrek|access-date=2019-05-30}} and started working on their first production model.{{cite web|url=https://infinitybox.com/cars/tachyon-speed/|title=Tachyon Speed|date=October 3, 2017|publisher=Infinitybox LLC}}{{cite web|url=https://carbuzz.com/news/the-tachyon-speed-is-an-extreme-electric-hypercar-with-1-250-hp|title=Here's the 1,250-hp 240-mph Tachyon Speed EV hypercar from RAESR|date=November 10, 2017|publisher=Carbuzz}}

Their cars are electric, using rechargeable batteries.

Tachyon Speed prototype

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The RAESR Tachyon Speed is a prototype electric sports car produced in-house by RAESR in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1113753_the-1200-horsepower-electric-supercar-youve-never-heard-of-the-tachyon-speed|title=The 1,200-horsepower electric supercar you've never heard of: the Tachyon Speed|website=Motor Authority|date=November 10, 2017 |access-date=2019-05-19}} RAESR claims their design was inspired by a jet fighter and Le Mans Prototype. The RAESR Tachyon Speed's electric motors produce over {{convert|1250|hp|kW|abbr=on}} and a cumulative torque value of {{convert|3650|lbft|Nm|abbr=on}} and can reach a top speed of {{convert|240|mph|kph|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/879508/Electric-car-concept-EON-range-top-speed-hypercar-Tachyon-Speed|title=RAESR electric car has 240mph top speed 150 miles of range and you can buy one|last=Smith|first=Luke John|date=2017-11-14|website=Express.co.uk|access-date=2019-05-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/101707/raesr-tachyon-speed-electric-hypercar-launched-with-1250bhp|title=RAESR Tachyon Speed electric hypercar launched with 1,250bhp|website=Auto Express|access-date=2019-05-19}}{{cite web|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2018/01/14/need-electric-vehicle-concepts-raesr-wild-tachyon-speed/|title=Why We Need Electric Vehicle Concepts, + The RAESR & Its Wild Tachyon Speed|date=January 14, 2018|website=CleanTechnica}}{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/begun-the-electric-hypercar-performance-war-has/|title=New Tesla Roadster sounds impressive, but it's not the only game in town|last=Gitlin|first=Jonathan M.|date=2017-11-17|website=Ars Technica|access-date=2019-05-19}} The car's battery pack is capable of generating power bursts of 1.4 megawatts and has a range of {{convert|150|mi|km|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.raesr.com/home/|title=Prototype Technical Specifications|date=January 10, 2018|publisher=RAESR}} The production model pricing will start at {{USD|750,000}}.{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Andrew|date=2021-03-05|title=Raesr Tachyon Speed Confirmed for Forza Horizon 4|url=https://www.gtplanet.net/raesr-tachyon-forza-horizon-4-20210305/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=GTPlanet}}