Now it has gone (much) further and has defeated the Bugatti Chiron Supersport 300+, which in 2019 set the record that, until today, was at the top of the historical speed charts: 304.77 mph. The ...

When electric vehicles first came around, they had a lot of problems. They looked ugly, couldn't cover long distances, and most importantly, lacked speed and power. This made them unappealing to both ...

Two Saturdays ago an email hit my inbox bearing news that the Bugatti Chiron’s production-car speed record was toast. This was notable for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Satuday is a curious time for a ...

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme has claimed the title of world’s fastest production car, surpassing the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ and its previous mark of 304.77 miles per hour (490.48 kilometers per ...

A Chinese EV is now the fastest production car in the world. The YangWang U9 Extreme broke the 300 mph barrier earlier this month and dethroned the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. Just 30 units of ...

A Chinese electric car has officially become the world’s fastest production car, taking the title from its petrol-powered competition. Whilst the Bugatti managed 304.8mph during it’s 2019 record run, ...

"Going faster, closer to 500kph is completely different, because the resistance working on the car is squared," he said, referring to the exponential increase in aerodynamic load that occurs at such ...

Last month, BYD's luxury brand Yangwang took the EV speed crown away from the Rimac Nevera with its 2,959 horsepower U9 Track/Special Edition. The car hit 293.54 miles per hour, but that simply wasn't ...

BYD - YANGWANG, the luxury sub-brand of global new-energy vehicle (NEV) leader BYD, has set a new global production-car top-speed record of 496.22km/h at the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg test ...