The new platform is the final of five demonstration projects designed to illustrate Karma’s technical direction and capabilities using highly versatile EREV and battery electric vehicle (BEV) based rolling chassis systems.
Engineered with a wide range of solutions in mind, Karma’s newest flexible electric platform can be used for pickup trucks, SUVs, last-mile utility solutions and more.
The company's AWD Extended Range E-Flex platform offers a single motor e-drive unit on the front and rear respectively, providing the safety of AWD with enhanced acceleration and handling.
The platform is equipped with Karma’s new Silicon Carbide (SiC) inverter e-drive system and features an 80kWh flat floor battery.
It targets to achieve an all-electric range up to 389km and when combined with EREV it extends the range further to 802km depending on configuration and commercial application.
Using the platform, the company says that 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.
Furthermore, the platform's solutions are developed at the Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC), Karma’s state-of-the-art assembly plant in Moreno Valley in the US.
All E-Flex platforms feature the company's technology including the production Revero GT drive motors in various configurations, gearbox, suspension, subframes, steering, battery and electrical systems, in addition to production body structure parts.
Most components have achieved over 1.6mil kilometres of testing and in-market validation.
The AWD Extended Range E-Flex platform is the final demonstration in a series of platform development projects featuring the Karma E-Flex Platform.
Other platform exhibitions recently showcased include the company’s signature EREV platform, a BEV van equipped with Level 4 autonomous technology, a high-performance platform with supercar-capable architecture, an EREV van platform and an Everyday BEV platform for economic mobility. Additional components also available include Karma’s new SiC inverters.
“We’re very excited about this platform, and how it can be used to improve our customers’ speed to market. Our AWD Extended Range platform has the longest range and widest configuration of all our E-Flex platforms, allowing for high levels of efficiency and many configuration options to suit a variety of market needs,” said Karma Automotive chief operations officer Kevin Pavlov.
He added that in the case of a pickup truck application, the platform’s EREV technology may allow the driver to negotiate steeper grades and have more driving performance that would be beneficial for pulling trailers or carrying a full payload.
