monster indeed! one of our team members broke world record for fasted front wheel drive on the 1/4mile!
actually, everywhere you look records are being broken by electric cars with substantially smaller horse power rating. how can that be? keep this in mind, when an electric machine is 100HP that is a lot different than 100HP combustion engine because, quick story, a combustion engine is peak power while electric machines are average power (of course with peak capability). when i say Axiom is 100kW rated, that's a continuous rating, can do that all day long. on top of that, electric machines can deliver maximum torque at zero speed while combustion engines can't. of course, combustion engines have their advantages too. top speed (for now). long distance (probably forever).
and ya.. you can, theoretically, put more than one of these in a car. i completed a design for a ~450HP drive couple years back and there were one of those per wheel! i don't know if they have the battery for that type of power yet, but its getting closer every day. exciting times!
to be fair, i recognize i'm biased towards the all electric vehicle. good thing there's room in this world for everyone