ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE: 10 HIGH-POWERED ELECTRIC CARS TAKING THE WORLD BY STORM

Electric cars have entered a new era, where there was once the hypercar like the McLaren P1 or the Ferrari LaFerrari, now there is the Tesla Model S Plaid, an electric performance car that can accelerate faster than any of these while still having room for a family. But what happens when these electric cars are taken to the extreme? You get electric hypercars, cars that have not 1,000 hp but closer to 2,000 hp, packing the acceleration g-forces to match.

These cars also routinely cost millions of dollars, look sharper than a knife, and charge in about the same time it would take to use the restroom. Acceleration has always been an electric car strength, but max speeds are hitting the 250 mph mark as well, along with 250 mile ranges, these cars are taking the world by storm.

Porsche Taycan Turbo S - 751 Hp

There are very few lists where a Porsche Taycan Turbo S would fall at the bottom, but that's still a testament to how great this car is in a world of megawatt power cars. The highest variant Porsche Turbo Taycan comes with 751 hp and 744 lb-ft of torque, propelling you to 60 mph in only 2.6 seconds. The same car completed the Nürburgring lap in 7 minutes and 33.35 seconds, a record at the time.

The car can do 227 miles on a single charge and charges from 5-80% in only 23 minutes according to Porsche. It has 4-wheel drive, a 2 stage transmission, and a generous 4 doors exterior for the family trips. All this for only $187,000, you'll get what we mean once you go further down the list.

Maserati GranTurismo Folgore - 760 Hp

The Maserati GranTurismo Folgore certainly has the looks for a performance electric car, but does it have the function to back up the form? Safe to say that the 760 hp power and the 800 V architecture give the car the necessary credentials that let this 5000 lb beast go 0-60 mph in 2.7 s and on to a top speed of 202 mph.

The car was inspired by Formula E technology and its battery is in a 'T-bone' layout, allowing for 50-50 weight distribution. Compared to the Porsche Taycan, the Maserati GranTurismo Folgore gets more range and has faster charging, going from 5-80% in only 22.5 minutes thanks to 270 kW DC charging, meaning 62 miles of range in 5 minutes. Now that answers the question about function over form, the cost is $200,000+ though.

Rivian R1T - 835 Hp

Yes, there's a pickup truck on our electric car performance list, but not just any pickup truck, it's the Rivian R1T. Believe it or not, but even this pickup truck can do 0-60 mph in 3 seconds, that's faster than most sports cars. Thanks in part to the quad motor drivetrain, producing 835 hp and 908 lb-ft of torque.

There aren't many vehicles that can go that fast and are exceptional off-roaders, but the Rivian R1T is both, in addition to a 400-mile range and 11,000 lbs towing capacity. At $73,000 this truck may be the cheapest option on this list but is by no means the worst, in terms of everyday practicality the Rivian R1T puts all the other trucks on notice.

Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance - 1,111 Hp

The Lucid Air is where we crack the 1000 hp barrier and then some. The Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance has 1,111 hp and, 1025 lb-ft of torque that let this 5,200 lb luxury car do a sub 10 second quarter mile. The folks at Lucid have done a great job of the handling and dynamics for this heavy and powerful vehicle, no easy feat.

The same performance variant has 471 miles of range, while the range variant has an even higher number, probably thanks to its 112 kWh battery capable of getting 300 miles in just 20 minutes, that's more than the average EV range in 2023. Besides the numbers, the vehicle has a luxurious interior and a comfortable ride rivaling that of the Mercedes-Benz S class. Be sure to check what else is there in the Lucid Air before buying one for a rather reasonable $169,000.

Nio EP9 - 1,341 Hp

The Nio EP9 stands for electric performance and is made by a Chinese manufacturer that helped it reach center stage in the EV world. Each wheel in the EP9 has 330 hp, equivalent to a Chevrolet Camaro, totaling 1,340 hp, making it exactly the kind of EV we need.

Being a hypercar, it is lighter than its electric cousins, totaling 3,800 lbs, 2,200 lb of which are the battery and the carbon fiber. All that rigidity helps propel the car to 60 mph in just 2.7s and onto a top speed of 220 mph. The car has twice the downforce of a formula 1 car at 24,000 N and has set the Nürburgring lap record at 06:45.900. Is the 3 million dollar price tag justified for the Nio EP9, though?

Tesla Roadster Second Generation - 1,475 Hp

The second generation of the Tesla Roadster has been taunting us for a while now. The original Tesla Roadster could go 400 miles on a single charge, do 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds, and max out at 120 mph, and that was 15 years ago. The second generation Tesla Roadster will have a 620-mile range (1000 km), a 250 mph top speed and be capable of a 2.1 s 0-60 mph time.

The car will have 1,475 hp and close to 1,500 lb-ft of torque, totaling up to 10,000 Nm at each wheel. Elon Musk has claimed there will be a SpaceX option that will bring the 0-60 mph time down to 1.1 seconds, unprecedented. The price tag will be around the $200,000 mark, but the only trouble is when the car will actually show up, end of 2023 is our best bet for now.

Pininfarina Battista - 1900 Hp

Almost a 500 hp jump from the 2nd generation Tesla Roadster is the Pininfarina Battista at a whopping 1,900 hp. That's not the only stunning number when it comes to this Rimac Nevera inspired electric hypercar, it's got 1,696 lb-ft of torque, has a max speed of 216 mph, and wait for it, a 2.25 million dollar price tag.

The 0-60 mph time is a never-before-seen 1.79 seconds, making it the quickest production EV in the world bar none. Such record-breaking performance is achieved by a 1,250 man-hour cost in production in Cambiano, Italy. The car also has a 300-mile range and still holds the world's fastest quarter mile at 8.55 seconds, beating the Rimac Nevera at its own game.

Rimac Nevera - 1,914 Hp

Perhaps the most famous EV hypercar is the Rimac Nevera thanks to its long-standing as the world's fastest EV. It has 1,914 hp and 1,741 lb-ft of torque that propels it to a max speed of 258 mph. The Rimac Nevera achieves this using only a direct drive transmission.

Thanks to its quad motor setup and 117 kWh battery pack, it gets 205 miles of range, but it completes them faster than almost all cars, since it goes from 0-60 mph in only 1.85 seconds. The Rimac Nevera rightly has the makings of the world's fastest car for the low price of 2 million dollars, that is.

Lotus Evija - 1,971 Hp

Lotus has made its first electric car a hypercar that can end all others. It will feature a sub 3 second 0-60 mph time, no surprises there, but the manufacturer will instead tune the car to have more acceleration after 80 mph, featuring a 9 second 0-186 mph time.

The car weighs around 3,700 lbs and has a 215-mile range. It is expected to reach 80% battery capacity in as little as 12 minutes, so you waste no time being stationary. There will be only 130 units made for the 1,971 hp, 1,254 lb-ft monster, and they will cost over 2 million dollars.

Aspark Owl - 1,984 Hp

Believe it or not, but there is an even faster accelerating car than the Pininfarina Battista, the Aspark Owl can reach 60 mph in just 1.69 seconds and go up to max speed of 248 mph making it the fastest accelerating car on the planet. As an example of how fast that is; the Bugatti Chiron does 0-60 mph in 2.4 seconds (like falling vertically, 1G), the Aspark Owl is 1.5 times faster than even that.

The horsepower is just shy of 2,000 hp at 1,984 hp and the torque is 1,475 lb-ft. The car is lightweight and only 1 meter tall for aerodynamics and a low drag coefficient and the Japanese manufacturer has gone with an F1 type pedal design, where the seating position is above the pedals claiming it is more natural, if it works for F1 then it's ok with us. The Aspark Owl also has a 279-mile range, one of the many things we love about this machine, not including the 3.2 million dollar price tag for one of the 50 that will be made.

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