Etiqueta: Yangwang

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BYD on Tuesday announced that its high-end sub-brand Yangwang has set a new global benchmark for electric vehicle performance. On August 8, the Yangwang U9 Track Edition supercar hit a verified top speed of 472.41 km/h (294 mph) at Germany’s ATP proving grounds, making it the fastest production EV in the world. The U9 Track | BYD on Tuesday announced that its high-end sub-brand Yangwang has set a new global benchmark for electric vehicle performance. On August 8, the Yangwang U9 Track Edition supercar hit a verified top speed of 472.41 km/h (294 mph) at Germany’s ATP proving grounds, making it the fastest production EV in the world. The U9 Track

That makes it one of the fastest cars in the world full stop, beating even the Koenigsegg Agera RS.

BYD's electric supercar, the Yangwang U9, snagged the record from the Rimac Nevera.

The Yangwang U9 is an EV powerhouse, packing four electric motors and a whopping 1,300 horsepower, but the new Track...

BYD’s sub-brand Yangwang has claimed a new world speed record for electric vehicles, reaching 472.41 kph at the ATP Automotive Testing track in Papenburg,

YANGWANG U9 Track Edition sets 294mph record to become fastest EV in the world

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Papenburg, Germany -- YANGWANG, BYD’s high-end sub-brand, has set a new global electric vehicle (EV) top-speed record of 472.41 km/h at the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg test track in Germany. The feat was achieved with YANGWANG’s latest U9 Track Edition supercar on 8 August 2025, making it the world’s fastest EV.

Yangwang, the luxury sub-brand of Chinese automaker BYD, has set a new global speed record for electric vehicles after its U9 Track Edition supercar reached 472.41 km/h (293.6 mph).