BYD’s All-Electric Supercar

BYD YangWang U9 specifications have been revealed and as it turns out, it is even more powerful than we had originally expected.
It’s quite large as supercars go, stretching 4,966 mm (195.5 inches) in length, 2029 mm (79.8 inches) in width, and standing 1,295 mm (50.9 inches) tall. The U9 also has a 2,900 mm (114.1-inch) wheelbase, a necessary evil to allow it to accommodate a large 100 kWh battery pack between the axles. This pack is manufactured by FinDreams, a subsidiary of BYD.
Four electric motors, each sporting 322 hp (240 kW) together and you get 1,287 hp, more than the 1,100 hp that the U9 was initially expected to produce. While one could argue that the car doesn’t need 1,287 hp, it does tip the scales at 2,475 kg (5,456 lbs), much more than a combustion-powered supercar and roughly 175 kg (386 lbs) more than the Rimac Nevera.
It can hit 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 2 seconds and power through to a 300 km/h (186 mph) top speed. The company also claims it’s able to travel up to 700 km (435 miles) on a single charge as per the Chinese testing cycle.