Wyclef Jean Apparently Made an All-Electric Supercar

Singer Wyclef Jean – of “Gone Till November” fame – has unveiled his latest venture: an all-electric supercar. The covers were pulled off the Attucks Apex AP0 at Amelia Island over the weekend, and it is totally real and is absolutely going to happen.

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If the press release is to be believed, the AP0 boasts some pretty serious numbers. It can reportedly hit a top speed of 190 mph, and sporting from 0-60 in just 2.3 seconds. All of its power comes from a 90 kWh battery hooked up to a rear-mounted motor that produces 640 horsepower and 428 lb-ft of torque.

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That may not sound like a ton of power in the world of electric vehicles, but Jean and his company claim the AP0 weighs just 2,646 pounds thanks to its carbon fiber monocoque. That’s about one thousand pounds less than a Chevy Bolt EV. It’s impressive stuff, if again, it turns out to be true. Hell, it’s only about 300 pounds heavier than a Mazda MX-5 Miata.