{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"BONUS: The Top 10 Fastest EVs Ranked","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/bonus-the-top-10-fastest-evs-ranked","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8776752.mp3?modified=1758417017&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"Welcome back to EV News Daily. Today, just for fun, we’re looking at the world of EV hypercars, and how the shift to EV has turned the established world order on its head.\n\nThe electric vehicle revolution has reached its apex in the hypercar segment, where manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of speed, power, and engineering excellence.\n\nGerman manufacturers, while maintaining their reputation for engineering precision and build quality, face significant challenges in matching the raw performance metrics achieved by their Chinese competitors.\n\nWith manufacturers from Japan, Croatia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom also contributing unique solutions to the electric hypercar segment. This global redistribution of high-performance electric vehicle manufacturers represents a democratization of automotive technology that was previously concentrated in traditional automotive manufacturing centres.\n\nSo let’s get into our Top 10 Countdown. Plus stay tuned, because I’ll even give you a bonus one at the end, which some people might argue shouldn’t even be on the list.\n\nLotus Emeya – 159 mph (256 km/h)\nPorsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach – 190 mph (305 km/h)\nNio EP9 – 194 mph (313 km/h)\nMaserati GranTurismo Folgore – 202 mph (325 km/h)\nLucid Air Sapphire – 205 mph (330 km/h)\nPininfarina Battista – 222–225 mph (358 km/h)\nLotus Evija – 217 mph (349 km/h)\nRimac Nevera R – 268.2 mph (431.45 km/h)\nAspark Owl SP600 – 273 mph (438.7 km/h)\nYangwang U9 Track Edition – 293.54 mph (472.41 km/h)\n\nThe success of previously unknown manufacturers in achieving world-class performance levels indicates that electric vehicle adoption may create opportunities for new industry leaders while challenging established automotive hierarchies.\n\nAs electric vehicle technology continues advancing, the current performance achievements represent merely the beginning of a new era in automotive engineering, where traditional limitations of internal combustion engines no longer constrain vehicle performance and where global competition for technological supremacy is reshaping the fundamental structure of the automotive industry.\n\n\n\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":269.28,"endTime":273.04,"type":"car","title":"Porsche Taycan","url":"/cars/porsche/taycan","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/2024_Porsche_Taycan_Cross_Turismo_DSC_7029.jpg","quote":"... it does make the list.  Number nine, the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT.  It'll hit 190 miles an hour or 305 kph...","canonicalId":"car:porsche:taycan","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":457.5,"endTime":464.28,"type":"car","title":"Maserati Gran Turismo","url":"/cars/maserati/granturismo","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/2018_Maserati_GranTurismo_I_DSC_0660.jpg","quote":"...hem at seven and eight because, well, this is the Maserati Gran Turismo Fulgore.  Triple motor system with each permanent...","canonicalId":"car:maserati:granturismo","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.975609756097561,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":736.76,"endTime":743.8,"type":"car","title":"Lucid Air","url":"/cars/lucid/air","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Lucid_Air_Bahrain_Front.jpg","quote":"...l, as he put it, hitting 200 miles an hour in the Lucid Air Sapphire.  And we're only halfway.","canonicalId":"car:lucid:air","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"ToyGTone (CC0)"}},{"startTime":1358.78,"endTime":1360.2,"type":"car","title":"Yangwang Yang Wang U9","url":"/cars/yangwang/u9","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/2024_Yangwang_U9_%2832398%29.jpg","quote":"specifically their sub-brand Yang Wang  and the Yang Wang U9.  Recently, last month, hitting a new record,","canonicalId":"car:yangwang:u9","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":1611.22,"endTime":1613.78,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Roadster","url":"/cars/tesla/roadster","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Nederlandse_Tesla_Roadster_Signature_250.jpg","quote":"...ust for fun?  All right, let's throw in the Tesla Roadster,  a claimed speed of 250 miles an hour.","canonicalId":"car:tesla:roadster","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Logti (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":1694.74,"endTime":1696.96,"type":"car","title":"Lucid Gravity","url":"/cars/lucid/gravity","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Lucid_Gravity%2C_GIMS_2024%2C_Le_Grand-Saconnex_%28GIMS0047-3-RR%29.jpg","quote":"...ll have a dedicated EV platform,  a low center of gravity, removable glass roof.  Aerodynamics will be prio...","canonicalId":"car:lucid:gravity","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)"}},{"startTime":1726.12,"endTime":1728.06,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Cybertruck","url":"/cars/tesla/cybertruck","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/2024_Tesla_Cybertruck_Foundation_Series_IMG_0576.jpg","quote":"... as well,  but Tesla just killed that off for the Cybertruck,  so I don't know.","canonicalId":"car:tesla:cybertruck","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Martyn Lee","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/bonus-the-top-10-fastest-evs-ranked/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}