New Chinese Electric Sport Car Better Tesla Roadster

over the course of the last decade electric powertrain vehicles have gone from environmentally focused novelties to increasingly ubiquitous machines being offered across pretty much every automotive and motorsport sector from family wagons vans and sedans to pickups commercial big rigs and sports cars and it's this latter category that's hugely benefited from the last decade's rapid advancements in ev powertrain technology ultimately giving way to a myriad of vehicles that aren't just impressive by electric supercar standards but by supercar standards in general with dozens of startups and established players tossing their respective hats into the proverbial ev supercar ring and vying for lap time and spec sheet supremacy recent years have witnessed a massive influx in electric supercar and hyper car offerings and with new models popping up on a monthly basis and the number of available options constantly ballooning we thought we'd take the time out to unpack these pinnacles of proton-powered performance and round up the 18 best electric supercars ask park owl it's hard to find a better example of the strides being made in the contemporary ev sector than the ass park owl everything about this vehicle is insane from its radical appearance to its other worldly 1.69 second zero to 60 mile per hour runs to its price tag of nearly 3.2 million dollars this japanese supercar is built around a carbon fiber monocoque chassis that's adorned in carbon fiber reinforced polymer bodywork aston martin repeat e based on the pedigree and performance of its existing cars you can expect aston martin's inaugural e-supercar to be impressive but with help from the crack team at williams advanced engineering you can expect the world this touring ready vehicle delivers heavy on class and comfort without skimping on the raw performance specs with the repeat e generating 602 horses and firing off zero to 60 mile per hour runs in well under four seconds audi e-tron gran turismo while audi's touring focused fully electric e-tron gt may not pack the most ponies at just under 600. it's nonetheless an incredibly nimble machine especially for its size achieving 3.5 seconds zero to 60 mile per hour runs the sporty yet plush cockpit boasts the latest and greatest in high-tech displays and instrumentation while outside the e-tron has a sleek and futuristic design that's still readily identifiable as being part of the iconic audi family dendrobium d1 taking ample inspiration from low profile le mans racers the dendrobium d1 is an over-the-top hyper hypercar built for speed the original design for the d1 was actually penned back in the mid-90s though it wouldn't be until 2016 that noted race outfit williams advanced engineering brought the designs to fruition the vehicle is adorned in incredibly unique all-carbon fiber bodywork that the company calls a protocell carbon tub draco motors gte a 1.25 million dollar fully electric grand tourer born out of silicon valley and supposedly the world's most powerful gt model at the time of its release this quad motor driven vehicle takes a much more sensible approach when it comes to daily drivability and family hauling duties while its 1 200 horsepower powertrain still enables it to break well into the 200 mile per hour range ford x webasto mustang lithium developed in collaboration with transpotech powerhouse webasto the mustang lithium is an electrified version of the iconic american pony car kicked along by an ev powertrain comprised of a five power dual core motor married to an 800-volt webassto battery boasting double the output of tesla's model s the 900-horsepower mustang was designed to be a true driver's car fitted with recaro race seats brembo 6 piston brakes 20 inch forge line rims super 8.8 torsion differential track handling pack carbon fiber side skirts and lip and a fully operational 6-speed manual transmission genevation gxe starting with a new corvette grand sport that then receives another 750 000 in an ev powertrain and other various performance upgrades that enable it to go generate an enormous 700 horsepower and 650 foot pounds of torque limited to only 75 units globally the gxe is widely recognized as being the first electric car to break the 200 mile per hour barrier gfg style kangaroo something of a cross between a hyper car and a sporty suv the italian designed gfg style kangaroo is a bonafide hyper car with genuine off-road capabilities two sets of 240 horsepower motors powering the front and rear axles propel the animal monitored machine to sub 4 second 0 to 60 mile per hour times while its 90 kilowatt hour battery pack affords a 280 mile range on a single charge love travel suspension crash protection and gobs of power what's not to love hispano suiza carmen the first automotive offerings unveiled after the spanish mark was revived by descendants of damian matu the co-founder of hispano suiza the carmen is a fascinating blend of old and new the vehicle boasts an unmistakably art deco inspired aesthetic while still sporting a few modern visual touches here and there meanwhile underneath the retro flavored bodywork lies a thoroughly modern setup including a 1 000 horsepower powertrain double wishbone suspension and an ultralight carbon fiber monocoque chassis top speed 150 miles per hour limited karma sc2 the karma sc2 is a cutting edge prototype electric supercar that packs a whopping 1 100 horsepower and a mind blowing 10 500 foot pounds of torque a 120 kilowatt hour battery pack affords a generous 350 mile range all while still being capable of clocking lightning fast sub 2 seconds 0 to 60 mile per hour times the gadget laden roller also gets a triple high def camera mounted under the windshield which is electrochromatic and fmcw lidar sensors that capture 360 degree video [Music] lotus eviha priced at over 2 million dollars a pop and limited to only 130 specimens worldwide the eviha was touted by lotus as being the first ever fully electric british hyper car with a carbon fiber monocoque frame 1973 horsepower on tap and a weight just north of 3 700 pounds this 200 mile per hour plus hyper car offers world-class performance while still affording an exceedingly reasonable 250 mile range mercedes-benz sls amg electric supercar upon its release mercedes-benz's sls amg supercar was introduced as being the world's first fully electric supercar offering while headway has obviously been made in the ev area since this car's launch in early 2019 though it still generates some impressive figures with its four independent motors and 400 volt lithium ion battery which make a combined 740 horsepower next have neo ep9 massively benefiting from the company's experience in the formula e championship the nextev neo ep9 is another blisteringly fast fully electric hyper car on top of a 1 million dollar price 200 mile per hour plus speeds and a 2.2 0 to sixty mile per hour time upon its release the ep9 proceeded to set a new track record at the world famous nurburgring nordschleife ev ring pininfarina batista penned by the legendary automotive design powerhouse pinion farina the batista saw the italian outfit take its first crack at a supercar of the proton powered variety at the heart of the beautifully designed machine was a liquid cooled 120 kilowatt hour lithium ion battery paired with electric motors and a torque vectoring system that allowed for sub 2 second zero to 60 mile per hour times 180 mile per hour speeds in just 12 seconds and top speeds of just under 220 miles per hour porsche taycan 4s while not exactly cheap considering its six-figure price point porsche's take-hand 4s is nonetheless a much more accessible offering compared to the vast majority of the other entries on this list bestowed with an overall more practical air to it this german-built auto boasts a 79.2 kilowatt hour battery that allows for a range exceeding 250 miles there's also a very well appointed interior that includes a 10.9 inch infotainment setup rimac c2 another ultra high performance offering built around a custom designed carbon fiber monocoque the rimac c2 was marketed as being the fastest car in the world upon its initial release in 2018 offering a 400 mile range thanks to a large 120 kilowatt hour cell the vehicle is also bestowed with high tech level 4 ai capabilities and that unmistakably exotic low-profile supercar design roland gumpert naphthalene roland gumpert's napholy is the world's first electric super sports coupe powered by a methanol fuel cell that allows for its enormous 530 mile range to be fully replenished in just three minutes the thing also boasts a state-of-the-art instrumentation setup that displays cornering forces and performance figures and a sleek yet understated bodywork design that wouldn't look too out of place on the street tesla roadster elon musk and tesla made headlines when they unveiled the latest version of the american-made tesla roadster while it's 1.9 second zero to 60 mile per hour time 250 mile per hour plus top speed and 620 mile range were all undeniably impressive what stood out the most was the 2020 roadster's flat out insane torque figures acclaimed keyword claimed 7 375 foot pounds which is 6.25 times as much as the latest bugatti chiron we hoped you liked this video and we want to know which was your favorite and don't forget to give this video a thumbs up and hit the subscribe button and the bell down below if you want to make sure you never miss out on important new information like this [Music] foreign [Music] you

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Published: Sat Nov 07 2020