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Iulian Dnistran

EXPLAINED: Chinas electric supercar slayer just did something no production car has ever done | Rare Historical Photos

  • The Chinese-made Yangwang U9 Xtreme is the first production car in the world to go faster than 500 kph (310 mph).
  • BYD’s electric hypercar already had several speed records under its belt, and now it has added two more.
  • The FIA and Guinness World Records made the latest attempt official.

A Chinese EV is officially the fastest production car in the world and the first production car in history to break the 500 kilometers per hour (310 miles per hour) barrier. BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme, a two-door electric hypercar, reached 503.17 kph (312.6 mph) on a public road in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 1.

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