Tesla’s Model S Performance, Porsche’s Taycan Turbo S and Rimac’s C_Two all burn up the track – but which is the fastest luxury electric hypercar in the world?
If you feel the need for speed, here’s seven electric cars – including the NIO EP9, the Pininfarina Battista and the Aspark Owl – which are as futuristic as they are fast
The future is here: the automotive world’s focus has now decisively shifted towards the electric car. We thought it was time to list the world’s top fastest electric cars. And, why not? After all, they have not only caught up with hypercars powered by internal combustion engines but even surpassed them. However, instead of top speed, we chose to rank these electric cars on their acceleration figures – something there are almost unbeatable at!
Lotus Evija: 0-60mph (96.56km/h)/under 3 seconds
Famed British carmaker Lotus last summer revealed its most ambitious project of recent times – a US$1.86 million all-electric hypercar with specs to match the best in the segment. The Lotus Evija is the first product to be fully developed by Lotus after it was bought by the Chinese automotive group Geely. Only 130 units of the electric hypercar will be made and production is expected to start later this year. Lotus is still going through the final phase of testing of the Evija and is yet to give an exact 0-60 time; however, the iconic British brand has said that it is below 3 seconds.
How does it do it? The Evija gets four electric motors supplied by Integral Powertrain, with each of them placed at the individual wheel. Each motor individually produces 493 horsepower (hp), taking the total output 1,970hp or 2000 PS. The motors are powered by a 70kWh battery pack developed in conjunction with Williams Advanced Engineering.
NIO EP9: 0-60mph/2.7 seconds
