Power and torque have increased quite significantly, too, from 231 hp (172 kW) to 295 hp (220 kW) and from 243 lb-ft (330 Nm) to 361 lb-ft (490 Nm), dropping more than a second from the 0-60 mph time.

We’ve seen other six-phase electric motors in high-power EVs like Ford’s 1,973 hp Supervan. What we can do a little more informed speculation on is the “raxial flux” part of the name.

The EVSys800 operates at 800 volts, as you might have guessed, and uses silicon carbide MOSFETs to translate DC power from the battery into three-phase AC for the electric motor.

Koenigsegg's Dark Matter electric motor: 800 hp and 922 lb-ft of torque in a tiny 86-lb package with carbon fiber construction and unique 6-phase power. There's no replacement for displacement.

The 2014–16 Crosstrek Hybrid was a relatively unsophisticated 160-hp hybrid that had a single 13-hp electric motor encased in its transmission that only netted a 2-mpg increase.