Australian company unveils 1,340-horsepower electric motor for hypercar, hyperloop applications HyperPower Technologies
An Australian company called Hyper Power Technologies has developed an electric motor that produces 1,340 horsepower. The electric motor bearing the code name QFM-360-X is approximately 17 inches in diameter and scalable. Ten of them can be fitted with a normal shaft to supply 13,400 HP, HyperPower said.
To showcase the performance, HyperPower Electric Drag Racers, in conjunction with Top EV Racing, has produced a superb fuel-style dragster that delivers four motors to a combined output of 5,360 hp. Top speed with 0-124 mph in 0.8 seconds, 0-330 mph in 3.7 seconds, and 380 mph.
Hype Power is the brainchild of top EV racing founder Michael Frogomeni. He and his team have been working on Dragster and its technologies for the past eight years and they have developed many parts of the home that are not on the market. He now founded HyperPower to commercialize some of those developments. “This motor is the pinnacle of my career endeavor. Our team is now an important milestone in (motor) production. The volume assembly is running parallel,” he said.
If aerospace applications, including hyperloop, mining, and high-speed rail were to take place, we could see motors becoming hypercar. A car that runs only one of the motors will already be one of the most powerful cars in production. Another area might be motorsports. Electric motors are more efficient at driving wheels than internal combustion engines, and in the case of top-fuel dragsters, cars that run over 5,000 hp run the clutch for half the power they produce, according to Fragomeni.
In other EV news, British company EquipMake claims to be “the world’s largest electric stationary permanent magnet electric motor”. The company’s amp motor is only 22 pounds but extends to 300 hp. By comparison, the two electric motors used in the Jaguar’s i-Pace each have a range of up to 88 pounds, delivering just 200 hp.