BYD Yangwang U9 has set a world speed record among electric cars that don't look like a rocket ship
BYD today announced that its Yangwang U9 test car has reached a top speed of 472.41 kilometres per hour. This is the best result among all Chinese-made electric vehicles and the
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The Yangwang U9 has proven that it can be very fast. But still falls short of the absolute world record among electric cars - 549.4 km/h. This achievement was set on 19 September 2016 by the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 experimental car built by a student team from Ohio State University specifically for the record. On the other hand, the Bullet 3 design looks more like a rocket than a car. The U9 looks like a familiar sports car and has been in production since August 2024. In the last year, a total of 149 copies have been delivered.
Yangwang U9. Photo: BYD
Thus Yangwang U9 entered the list of the fastest hypercars on the planet. For example, Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut can accelerate up to 531 km/h, Bugatti Chiron Super Sport - up to 490 km/h, and SSC Tuatara - up to 474.8 km/h. All the models mentioned have internal combustion engines and cost millions of dollars. The U9 is all-electric and is priced at 1.68 million yuan ($232,500).
Source: Carnewschina
