The Quark from Koenigsegg

The electric motor you're looking at delivers 335HP and 443 ft-lbs of torque and weighs just 63 pounds. Power is instantaneous and continuous up to 248 mp in the Gemera produced by Swedish hyper-car maker Koenigsegg.

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If that's not enough you can opt for the Terrier, an EV drive unit made up of two Quark motors, plus its small-but-powerful inverter, and small low-ratio planetary gear sets at each output shaft. The unit serves up 670 hp and 811 lb-ft in a package that weighs just 187 pounds.

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I suspect that future generations are going to view those of us who fooled with ICE's as Neanderthals. But we have fun, don't we? What's to tinker with with an electric motor? But I will admit that 0 to 248 mph in an uninterrupted fashion would be quite a trip.

Your fellow knuckle-dragger,
John