The world's fastest EVS are changing the face of speed. The electric future is upon us thanks to these envelope-pushing vehicles redefining what is possible.

BYD's Yangwang U9 "Xtreme" supercar recorded a blistering top speed of 496.22km/h (308 miles per hour) at a test track in Germany earlier this month.

Another Yankee with a twin-turbocharged V8, the SSC Tuatara has been the root of some speed record controversy. Five years ...

V8s, V10s, and even larger engines may dominate the supercar performance leagues, but the humble V6 can deliver serious speed ...

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Track Edition packs 2,960 hp, dwarfing the Rimac Nevera’s 1,989 hp. It hit 293.54 mph, smashing the Nevera’s 268.2 mph EV record. There is no word on pricing yet, but it will likely ...

Land speed records are hardly a new phenomenon; the first such mark of 39.34 miles per hour was set by Frenchman Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat in an electric Jeantaud Duc carriage way back in 1898. That ...

A Chinese EV is now the fastest production car in the world. The YangWang U9 Extreme broke the 300 mph barrier earlier this month and dethroned the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. Just 30 units of ...

It has been less than a month since Chinese performance brand Yangwang claimed to have set an outright speed record for a production electric vehicle with its U9 Xtreme, hitting a top speed on a ...

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Track Edition smashed the EV top-speed benchmark with a run of 472 km/h. Packing 3,019 hp, it’s more than a record — it’s proof China wants a seat at the hypercar table. Chinese ...

Civitavecchia, Italy — Along Italy's Mediterranean coast on Thursday, driver Fabio Barone raced across the flight deck of a navy ship while chasing a world record: the fastest car on a boat. Last year ...

Uncertainty is everywhere in the automotive industry. On-again off-again tariffs, flat sales, the looming threat of Chinese automakers, and yes, electrification all present hurdles. Uncertainty on the ...