Karma recently introduced a slew of E-Flex
platforms, but now they’re inching closer to reality as the company has begun
testing the “All-Wheel Drive Performance EV Platform” designed to underpin
electric supercars. The architecture is being testing on a modified Revero
which has been equipped four electric motors and a 120 kWh battery pack which
provides up to 644 km of range.
The model also has a “near” 50/50 weight
distribution and is designed to have a combined output of 1,100 hp. The company also says we can look forward to electronic torque
vectoring and 14,236 Nm of wheel torque. Of course, the latter
figure is a bit nonsensical and is less than the 15,574 Nm generated by the upcoming GMC Hummer EV.
While testing is just getting underway,
Karma says the mule will be subjected to dynamic and static tests as part of a
“comprehensive validation process to ensure the car will meet customer and
partner expectations and demands in global markets.”
Karma didn’t say whether or not we can
expect them to actually build a production model based on the architecture, but
they noted the prototype demonstrates their vision for future products and acts
as a showcase to “other OEMs, startups and automakers who wish to develop their
own all-electric high-performance vehicles.”
Karma is heavily pitching their E-Flex
platforms at other companies and noted the performance architecture can be
“retrofitted to existing products and developed for new electric supercar
applications; both for Karma and prospective partners.” They also added it can
be used to underpin everything from street cars to track-only models.
