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Old 11-06-2017, 05:05 AM   #1
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Default The Grand Tour - Hammond Crashes Again

In a nutshell, looking at video, driving a prototype electric car during a hill run climb, flipped it and got out and flown to hospital with fractured knee

Then the electric car caught on fire.
That to me is surprising initially but damaged batteries can cause fires.

Intersting to think we are now more and more hyping to battery powered vehicles and hybrids, but how safe are they in a accident.

Hmmm

Rimac Concept One
811 kW (1,088 hp), an acceleration from 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) in 2.8 seconds, and a price of US$980,000

https://drivetribe.com/p/JGup8QHJRvm...source=organic

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https://drivetribe.com/p/IDwrYGYsSOm...TaWtonFV2JdMcA

GRAND TOUR STATEMENT

Richard Hammond was involved in a serious crash after completing the Hemburg Hill Climb in Switzerland in a Rimac Concept One, an electric super car built in Croatia, during filming for The Grand Tour Season 2 on Amazon Prime, but very fortunately suffered no serious injury.

Richard was conscious and talking and climbed out of the car himself before the vehicle burst into flames. He was flown by Air Ambulance to hospital in St Gallen to be checked over revealing a fracture to his knee.

Nobody else was in the car or involved in the accident, and we’d like to thank the paramedics on site for their swift response.

The cause of the crash is unknown and is being investigated.



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Old 11-06-2017, 06:56 AM   #2
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Default Richard Hammond involved in another crash

Rimac Concept One, electric supercar

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/06/10/r...c-concept-one/

http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/...0628daef7e8274
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