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For about a month now California-based carmaker Karma has been revealing details on what is supposed to be a revolutionary new electric car platform. The most exciting development is the announcement that a 400-miles Revero GTE is coming in the early months of 2021.
As per the reveal from a few days ago, Karma said the new GTE would deliver a 3.9 seconds acceleration time from 0 to 60 mph (97 kph). That can be seen as impressive, even in this segment, but it’s not all the platform is capable of.
Called E-Flex, it can be reconfigured in a total of 22 different ways to cover a wide range of present-day needs for carmakers, ranging from making sports cars to less impressive commercial vans.
On Thursday, April 23, Karma revealed what may just be the top configuration of this platform: a supercar (borderline hypercar) application.
As per the info released by Karma, the E-Flex in this configuration is capable of supporting an all-wheel-drive configuration (powered by four electric motors), and a battery large enough to allow for a range of 400 miles (644 km).
The motors themselves can be large and powerful enough to develop around 1,100 hp and 14,000 Nm of torque at the wheel. That should translate into a 0-60 mph acceleration times of just 1.9 seconds.
“Our latest E-Flex platform is well-suited for supercar configurations and is designed to be outfitted to high-performance vehicles such as Karma’s SC2 concept car,” said in a statement Kevin Zhang, Karma Chief Technology Officer.
“The goal of all of Karma’s E-Flex platforms is to offer our partners a multitude of electric mobility solutions with different drive motor systems and battery pack variants; our High-Performance E-Flex platform is among the most premium of these configurations, offering unprecedented performance results.”
As said, there are 22 possible applications for this platform, so we’ll probably get more info on it in the coming weeks and months.
Called E-Flex, it can be reconfigured in a total of 22 different ways to cover a wide range of present-day needs for carmakers, ranging from making sports cars to less impressive commercial vans.
On Thursday, April 23, Karma revealed what may just be the top configuration of this platform: a supercar (borderline hypercar) application.
As per the info released by Karma, the E-Flex in this configuration is capable of supporting an all-wheel-drive configuration (powered by four electric motors), and a battery large enough to allow for a range of 400 miles (644 km).
The motors themselves can be large and powerful enough to develop around 1,100 hp and 14,000 Nm of torque at the wheel. That should translate into a 0-60 mph acceleration times of just 1.9 seconds.
“Our latest E-Flex platform is well-suited for supercar configurations and is designed to be outfitted to high-performance vehicles such as Karma’s SC2 concept car,” said in a statement Kevin Zhang, Karma Chief Technology Officer.
“The goal of all of Karma’s E-Flex platforms is to offer our partners a multitude of electric mobility solutions with different drive motor systems and battery pack variants; our High-Performance E-Flex platform is among the most premium of these configurations, offering unprecedented performance results.”
As said, there are 22 possible applications for this platform, so we’ll probably get more info on it in the coming weeks and months.
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