Karma’s High Performance E-Flex Platform Will Allow For Four Motors And 1,100 HP

Karma continues to roll out versions of their E-Flex platform and the latest is certainly the most interesting as it’s designed for use on electric supercars.

Known as the “High-Performance E-Flex platform,” the architecture is designed for supercars equipped with four electric motors. The company says they’ll have a combined output of 1,100 hp (820 kW / 1,115 PS) and 10,500 lb-ft (14,000 Nm) of wheel torque. The latter number is a bit nonsensical, but the figure is less than the 11,500 lb-ft (15,574 Nm) generated by the upcoming GMC Hummer EV.

Getting back to useful specifications, Karma says models based on the platform should be able to accelerate from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in less than 1.9 seconds. The architecture also accommodates a “flat-floor battery” which could provide a range of up to 400 miles (644 km).

Also Read: Karma SC2 Concept Has 1,100 HP And 1.9 Second 0-60 Time

There’s no word on when we can expect an electric supercar based on the platform, but Karma’s Chief Technology Officer, Kevin Zhang, said “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.”

The SC2 concept debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show last year and it had many of the same specifications mentioned above. However, the concept had slightly shorter range of 350 miles (563 km). Other highlights included carbon ceramic brakes, a pushrod suspension and torque vectoring technology.

Karma appears to be eager to share the platform as they said “Using the Karma E-Flex Platform, vehicle manufacturers can optimize development costs to engineer, test, certify and build an EREV or BEV platform, allowing electrification of their products with greater speed and efficiency.” However, it remains unclear if any companies are actually interested.

Update: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the platform uses two motors, not four.