Oh my, an absolute hazard on a public road, those things should be for the track only.
On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM EV List Lackey via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > BYD has built the world's fastest fully electric supercar, hitting top > speeds of 293.54 mph (472.41 km/h). > > This record was set on the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg test track in > northern Germany on Aug. 8 by BYD's YANGWANG U9 Track Edition. > > With 2,960 horsepower and a power-to-weight ratio of 1,341.5 horsepower per > ton (1,217 horsepower per tonne), the [EV surpassed] the previous EV speed > record of 268.2 mph (431.62 km/h), set by the Rimac Nevera R in July. > > This car is the younger sibling to BYD's first fully electric supercar, the > YANGWANG U9, which has 1,300 horsepower and was launched last summer. The > Track Edition still bears a family resemblance to the standard U9 model, > sharing the same aerodynamic design. > > It is also built upon the same power system, which has four independent > electric motors and four-wheel torque control, as well as a body control > system, which keeps the car as flat as possible when speeding up, slowing > down or going round corners. > > Full story: > > https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/meet-the-chinese- > supercar-that-just-smashed-the-ev-speed-record > > Shortcut URL: > > https://cntp.me/x1tp9rf > > David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey > > To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my > offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > If at first you don't succeed, skydiving probably isn't for you. > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
