Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD has claimed a new world record, according to TFLcar.
The Yangwang U9 Track Edition broke a top speed of 293 miles per hour at the Automotive Testing Papenburg in Germany recently. This beat out the previous record of 268 mph set by the Rimac Nevera R. It also crept up on the speed record for all production cars, 304 mph, set by the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+.
BYD says this accomplishment was thanks to the world's first quad-motor, 30,000 rpm system. Each motor was able to deliver 555 kilowatts of power, which works out to over 2,900 horsepower total.
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The Yangwang U9 was driven by Marc Basseng, who had also broken the previous EV speed record in 2024. He was clearly blown away by what this electric vehicle was able to do.
"Last year, I thought I'd peaked. I never expected to break my own record so soon — but here we are, at the same track, with new technologies that have made it possible," he said.
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