Showing that seductive Swedish supercars don’t have to trash the environmental.
BY NICK KURCZEWSKI
The electric-powered Koenigsegg Quant might only be a static model, but the four-seat supercar points to a green-themed future for the Swedish supercar manufacturer. Founded in 1994 by Christian von Koenigsegg, the company has built its business model on traditional ultra fast sports cars like the CCX and CCR. Long and low, with power delivered by twin-supercharged V-8 engines, Koenigseggs are not what you’d normally consider champions of the environment.
This is why the Quant is such a departure for the company—although it is one of many hybrid or electric performance vehicles on display here at the Geneva auto show. Developed in cooperation with NLV Solar, the rear-wheel-drive Quant is powered by two alternating-current-induction electric motors. Together, the motors deliver the equivalent of 512 hp and 527 lb-ft of torque. Using advanced recharging technology called FAES (Flow Accumulator Energy Storage), the Quant can be juiced up and back on the road in as little as 20 minutes, the company says.
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