BYD 's luxury brand, YangWang, has set a new record of 308 miles per hour with its U9 Extreme electric hypercar.

With this achievement, the Chinese automaker is now the record holder, dethroning the previous king of all hypercars, the Bugatti Chiron.

BYD's YangWang U9 Extreme Sets New 308mph Record

A video clip by CarNews China from a recent livestream by YangWang shows off the U9 Extreme hypercar officially achieving a record-breaking top speed of 308 miles per hour. The company has accomplished this at the Automotive Testing Papenburg testing site in Germany.

The YangWang U9 Extreme electric car features four motors that collectively produce a little under 3,000 horsepower, which is the main reason for its recent milestone on the track. According to Engadget , another impressive

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