Karma Reveals New Platform For Affordable EV Vehicles

Karma, California's other EV manufacturer, on Friday unveiled a version of its E-Flex platform designed for affordable battery-electric cars.

The E-Flex is Karma's in-house developed modular platform capable of spawning both battery-electric and extended-range electric cars, and it is currently found in Karma's Revero line of sedans.

Karma wants to license the platform to other companies though, and over the past weeks has been demonstrating multiple applications for the platform ranging from extended-range commercial vans to battery-electric supercars with as much as 1,100 horsepower on tap. There are as many as 22 possible configurations for the platform when you factor in various options for batteries, motors, transmissions, suspension, subframes and steering.

MDarringer - 5/11/2020 3:47:05 PM

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I'm all for start-ups to design better mouse traps, but because they have ZERO experience in endurance testing and no budget to run prototypes like the real manufacturers do, I don't want a start-up product.

I will not trade quality and reliability for tech.

Tesla--for example--takes the TVR approach to prototypes. Build one. Notice something wrong, say "Oh Dear", and put it on sale anyway.

atc98092 - 5/11/2020 3:58:34 PM

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Well, nothing they currently offer is "affordable". I wonder what they consider an affordable price.

MDarringer - 5/11/2020 4:35:07 PM

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Well, there is that.

Contrary to what people think, I am not against EVs. I just don't think they've nailed two essential parameters: (1) not costing a penny more than a similar ICE car and (2) be able to recharge as fast as filling a tank.

The Model 3 is roughly double the price of a similar CamCord or FusNata. The Model 3 is NOT a 3/C/A4 replacement.