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BYD’s Yangwang U9 Electric Supercar Breaks 233 mph [Video]

Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X

BYD ’s premium sub-brand, Yangwang, has unveiled a video showcasing the U9 fully electric supercar, which reached an astonishing top speed of 233 mph.

Priced at RMB 1.68 million in China — equivalent to $235,350 — the model entered production in late July, with the first deliveries expected by the end of this month.

The two-seat model is equipped with four 240 kW electric motors that allow a total output of 960 kW (1,287 hp). The vehicle’s top speed was initially listed at 300 km/h (186 mph), but the test has now raised the bar making it one of the fastest electric cars in the world.

Here’s the video from the test on a race track.

The model targets other fully-electric performance cars such as the Tesla Model 3 Performance but also internal combustion models from traditional supercar brands like Ferrari and Lamborghini.

Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X

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Cláudio Afonso is the Founder and Editor of EV, an independent electric vehicle news publication owned by CARBA Investments, the company he founded in early 2021. Between 2022 and 2024 he worked in European corporate communications at Nio, and he returned to lead EV in April 2024. He is based in Portugal.