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Koenigsegg Quant

The Koenigsegg Quant was a planned four-seat, solar-electric sports car. The vehicle was slated to use an unusual layout with two large gullwing doors providing access to both front and rear seats. Power was said to be provided by a "solar electric" system developed with the help of NLV Solar using a new type of lightweight battery technology called "Flow Accumulator Energy Storage" as well as a photovoltaic coating, used to capture solar energy. Range was said to be over 500 km (310 mi) on a single charge. Koenigsegg claimed the output will be 512 bhp and 715 Nm (527 lb/ft) of torque which will propel the vehicle to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.2 seconds and on to a top speed of 275 km/h (170 mph). The vehicle would have been considerably heavier than Koenigsegg's other offerings, with a weight of 1780 kg.

The vehicle was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The basic design and technology of this car, with a notable exception of the solar power supply, were somewhat reincarnated in concept cars Quant E (revealed in 2014) and Quant F (2015). Beside their technical concept all three Quant showcars are being linked to the same self proclaimed inventor Nunzio La Vecchia, who obviously fell short on his promises of solar revolution of the defunct NLV Solar and now claims to be pursuing a revolution in energy storage with the NanoFlowcell company.

Quantino

The Quantino is an electric concept car built by NanoFlowcell and launched in 2015 at Geneva Motor Show at the same time as its much bigger and more powerful sibling Quant F.

Overview

The Quantino is claimed to be a fully functional concept car fitted with nanoflowcell battery technology holding 350 liters of ionic liquid stored in two separate tank of 175 liters capacity each. One tank holds positive charge and other hold negative charge ionic liquid. Quantino is a four seater four wheel drive coupe measuring 3.9 meters in length powered by four 25 kW electric motors delivering 136 bhp . Quantino top speed is 200 kmph with driving range of 1000 km.

Testings

The Quantino concept car is said to be undergoing road tests for production in 2015.

Quant E

The Quant E, also known as Quant e-Sportlimousine is an electric sports car manufactured by NanoFlowcell.

The Quant E production car was launched in March 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The production version of Quant E was launched in mid 2014 which runs on salt water battery technology. Quant E is powered by four electric motors delivering 920 horsepower with a all electric range of 372 miles. Quant E performs 0-62 mph in 2.8 seconds with a top speed of 217 mph. The car power system using the Flow cell technology under which Liquid electrolytes are kept in two tanks and connected through the cells. A membrane separates the two electrolytic solutions when electrical charge passes between the cells, it produces power to the drive-train. Flow cell technology provided high charge and performance density with lesser weight. It is environment friendly as it contains no harmful substances and energy efficient.

Quant E is a successor of the Koenigsegg Quant concept revealed in 2009 and lost in long history of technically or commercially unviable show cars. It is a two-door, four-seater, four-wheel-drive, 5.25 meters long, 2.2 meters wide and 1.35 meters high with a curb weight of 2300 kg. The car is fitted with 22 inch wheels and has gullwing doors. Quant E is priced above $1.7 million.

Quant F

Quant F was launched in 2015 at the Geneva Motor Show.

The Quant F four seater car runs on four electric motors which can deliver output up to 1075 bhp and a maximum rated voltage of 735V. It is fitted with inhouse built two speed automatic gear box and have a top speed of 300 km/h. The driving range of Quant F is 800 km.

The Quant F is obviously not only an evolution of the Quant E but in core an update of the Koenigsegg Quant concept presented at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show of which little has been seen or heard since then. The common denominator of the two cars, beside their general design concept and energy storage principle, is "Nunzio La Vecchia", apparently self-proclaimed inventor and innovator of the solar and energy storing technologies.

Controversy

There is a lack of scientific understanding or patents describing how salt water can be used to produce electric energy with the efficiency and energy density that the company claims, and no independent third party measurements confirming the claims are available. The claimed performance contradicts research that has been done on flow batteries. It has been said that "there is no solid proof just yet that the QUANT e actually works and performs as advertised".

The Quantino allegedly has been using 12 kWh pr 100 km in a mixed test. This is much less than every other mainstream electric car, including smaller and lighter cars. NanoFlowcell does not comment on this.

The person claiming to have invented the fuel cell, Nunzio La Veccia, has been accused of fraud in connection with a revolutionary photovoltaic cell that was supposed to have an extremely much higher efficiency that competing cells. In a court case he explained that the prototypes had been destroyed from "security reasons" in 1999 or 2000. As of 2015, no competitor comes close to the claimed efficiency. Similar accusations were made in connection with a car that was supposed to run on photovoltaic cells with an efficiency that could not be explained by science. The car was never sold to customers.

Nunzio La Veccia, who is also a musician and song writer, does not have any formal education in engineering or similar, and has bought a PhD title.