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A YangWang U9 Recently Went 243 MPH — What It Says About BYD

CleanTechnica EVs

km/h (243 mph). continued] The post A YangWang U9 Recently Went 243 MPH — What It Says About BYD appeared first on CleanTechnica. While many of us were focused on the election, BYD announced that the YangWang U9 went 391.94 Auto-translate under subtitles helps. This was not a one-off. It was a street-legal car using street.

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Reminder: Most EVs don't deliver EPA range at 70 mph

Green Car Reports

The publication tested 22 EVs from multiple automakers at a constant speed of 70 mph to simulate highway-driving conditions. The real-world range of EVs can vary a lot at highway speeds, Consumer Reports found in a recent test. While some cars exceeded their EPA-rated ranges—one by more than 70 miles—nearly half fell short.

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Zero Labs unveils electric Land Rover conversion that goes 120 mph as ‘the anti-Cybertruck’

Electrek

Oh, and this iconic box on wheels can go 120 mph. This 2025 conversion features Zero Labs’ proprietary Generation 4 EV platform and nearly 4,000 design upgrades for enhanced safety and performance.

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Watch BYD’s electric supercar race to 233 mph insanely fast [Video]

Electrek

The new Yangwang U9 , BYD’s new electric supercar, hit a top speed of over 375 km/h (233 mph), topping its own performance benchmark. BYD’s entry into the luxury EV market is heating up. Check out the video of it below.

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Damon insists its always-next-year 200 MPH electric motorcycle isn’t vaporware

Baua Electric

But the company’s founder and CEO Jay Giraud says riders should still expect Damon to make good on its promises of a 200 mile, 200 mph, and 200 hp (320 km, 320 km/h, 150 kW) electric motorcycle coming next year.

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New 80 MPH military electric bicycle unveiled as e-bike maker opens defense division

Electrek

To kick things off, they’ve unveiled an 80 mph (130 km/h) military electric bike as one of the division’s first products. Los Angeles-based electric bike brand Hi-Power Cycles has announced the opening of a new “defense division” known as HPC Defense.

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Tesla targeting sub-1 second 0-60 mph time with new Roadster: Musk

Teslarati

And in a recent comment, Musk noted that Tesla is targeting an absolutely insane 0-60 mph time with the new Roadster. When the next-generation Roadster was unveiled back in late 2017 with the Tesla Semi, Elon Musk announced that it would be a vehicle with a 0-60 mph time of 1.9 second 0-60 mph run under ideal conditions.

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