Etiqueta: BYD

BYD Yangwang U9 hypercar has set a new world record for electric vehicles by reaching 472 km/h, surpassing its previous Chinese record.

BYD is charting an ambitious global course, and investors may want to take a closer look at whether this stock could offer the ride of a lifetime.

The world's largest electric car maker just set a new speed record with the world's first mass-produced EV that uses a 1.2 kV powertrain. Besides the ultra-high voltage, special thermal controls were used to allow the breakneck speed.

BYD's Strategic Shift to Thai Production and EV Exports to Europe: A New Era for Southeast Asia's EV Ecosystem

Some 960 BYD Dolphins shipped to Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium.

BYD said on Monday that it has made its first exports from Thailand to Europe as a shipment of more than 900 Dolphin hatchbacks left for destinations

BYD plans to expand its showrooms in Cambodia to 13 by year-end.

The move aims to ease pressure on the Chinese automaker’s new factory amid overcapacity in the Southeast Asian nation

A sleek red Yangwang U9 Track Edition ripped across the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg track in Germany on August 8, 2025, hitting 472.41 km/h (293.54 mph). BYD’s ultra-luxury sub-brand Yangwang has dethroned the Rimac Nevera R, becoming the world’s fastest electric vehicle. The U9 Track Edition is powered by four electric motors, each producing 744 horsepower (555 kilowatt). That’s a total of over 2,960 horsepower, or 3,000 horsepower according to some claims. That’s 1,200 hp per tonne, beating the Rimac Nevera R’s 1,989 hp and 978 hp per tonne. Marc Basseng, who also drove the Nevera R to its previous