Click above for a high-res gallery of the NLV Quant by Koenigsegg The cars created by Christian von Koenigsegg are not renowned for being environmentally friendly. The car unveiled by Koenigsegg today in Geneva is in many ways diametrically opposed to the CCX and its variants. Rather than burning fuel to produce prodigious quantities of horsepower, the Quant is designed to run silently on electrons. The Quant that was revealed on the show floor is a styling buck of a four passenger, gull-winged coupe with an electric motor driving each rear wheel. The combined output of the powertrain is expected to be 512 hp and 527 lb-ft of twist. Koenigsegg has partnered with NLV Solar AG for the energy storage system of this electric coupe. As the name implies NLV’s main line of business is solar panels and those have been incorporated into the hood and roof of the Quant. Christian von Koenigsegg and Nunzio La Vecchia of NLV acknowledged that the solar cells will only provide enough power for accessories such as the radio or ventilation and won’t be able to do any significant battery charging. That battery system is the big unknown for the Quant. Learn more about that after the jump. Gallery: Geneva 2009: NLV Quant by Koenigsegg Gallery: NLV Quant by Koenigsegg Live Photos Copyright (C)2009 Chris Paukert/Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc. Continue reading Geneva 2009: NLV Quant by Koenigsegg Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Geneva Motor Show Geneva 2009: NLV Quant by Koenigsegg originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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