China's booming EV industry flexed its muscles once again by breaking the record for the world's fastest car

BYD's Yangwang U9 "Xtreme" supercar recorded a blistering top speed of 496.22km/h (308 miles per hour) at a test track in Germany earlier this month.
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496 km/h: Yangwang U9 Xtreme breaks record for fastest production car

The Yangwang U9 Xtreme electric hypercar has set a new record for the world’s fastest production car. Yangwang Automotive is a luxury electric car firm that is owned by the Chinese vehicle ...

World's fastest production car is electric and Chinese - meet the hypercar EV that can go over 300 miles an...

The 'fastest car on the planet' is the Yangwang U9 Xtreme. The EV hypercar hit a lightening speed to beat a petrol Bugatti.
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Spanish man breaks record for fastest backward 100 meters in heels

Sept. 8 (UPI) --A serial Guinness World Record-breaker from Spain defeated one of his own titles by running 328 feet backward in 16.55 seconds -- while wearing high heels. Christian Roberto López ...
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Meet the 5 Fastest Electric Supercars in the World

Strap in for a wild ride. The Yangwang U9 Track Edition and its electrifying crew of the top five EVs are blasting hypercar records into oblivion. Let the ultra-fast hypercar battle begin. The ...
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3 Scottish brothers set a world record for fastest Pacific row

Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full Pacific Ocean. Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean completed the journey in 139 days, ...