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/
