Meet the Chinese supercar that just smashed the EV speed record
The Chinese electric vehicle brand BYD has built the fastest fully electric supercar in the world – crushing previous records by reaching cutting -edge speeds of 293.54 MPH (472.41 km / h).
This record was set on the Papenburg ATP Testing Papenburg test track in northern Germany on August 8 by Byd Yangwang U9 track edition.
With 2,960 horsepower and a power / weight ratio of 1,341.5 horsepower per tonne (1,217 horsepower per ton), the Yangwang U9 track edition ran before the Previous EV speed record of 268.2 MPH (431.62 km / h), settled by the Rimac nevera r in July.
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This car is the younger brother of the first entirely electric supercar by Byd, the Yangwang U9, which has 1,300 horsepower And was launched last summer. The Track edition always has a family resemblance to the Standard U9 model, sharing the same aerodynamic design.
It is also built on the same power supply system, which has four independent electric motors and the control of the four -wheeled torque, as well as a body control system, which keeps the car as flat as possible during acceleration, slowdown or the turn of the corners.
The “blade battery” with lithium iron phosphate remains the same, with its flat rectangular shape allowing effective cooling and increased energy density, BYD representatives said on the Company website. This battery can be loaded from 30% to 80% in just half an hour.
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To exceed the speed record 233 mph (275 km / h) the U9 set in August 2024BYD engineers have integrated a temperature control system for the battery and the engine that are suitable for extreme conditions. They also added “the first ultra-high tension ultra-high tension vehicle platform” in the world, “said representatives of Byd in a statement.
This means that in average, the battery, the engine, the power supply, the air conditioning and other components are reduced to 1200 volts.
“Last year, I thought I had culminated. I did not expect to beat my own record so early” Marc Basseng, the German professional race pilot which set the record, said in the statement. “But here we are, on the same track, with new technologies that have made it possible.”
This new record places EV Supercars from the touch of their petrol counterparts. Currently, the The fastest legal cars are the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolutwhich should reach a top speed of 310 MPH (500 km / h) – although it has not yet been proven in the real world – and the SSC Tuatara, which reached a speed of 295 MPH (475 km / h).
