Gone in 2.39 seconds: LeEco-backed Faraday unveils ‘world’s fastest’ electric car
The California-based start-up says the new FF91 can do 0 to 60mph in 2.39 seconds, parks itself and travels 700km on a single charge
Faraday Future, the US electric vehicle start-up backed by Chinese internet company LeEco’s billionaire founder Jia Yueting, has unveiled its first electric car, that the company claims is the fastest in the world, as it pits itself against rivals like Tesla.
The company says the FF 91 can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 2.39 seconds, slightly faster than Tesla’s Model S vehicle that can manage the same in 2.5 seconds, and significantly quicker than Ferrari’s 488 GTB sports car, which takes 3 seconds.
The FF 91, which Faraday calls a “new species” of vehicle that will “reformat the future of mobility”, packs a peak power of 1,050 horsepower, the company said.
The car is fitted with a 130 kWh battery, which the company claims is the world’s highest density battery with a total range exceeding 700 kilometres per charge.
“There are companies that have shown great electric vehicles, but while these companies inspire us, what they are doing is a slight progression of where we’ve been before,” said Faraday senior vice president of engineering Nick Sampson at the FF 91 launch event on Tuesday evening in Las Vegas, ahead of the annual consumer electronics trade show, CES.
The FF 91 looks like a cross between a sedan and a sports utility vehicle, and bears little resemblance to the FFZero1 “Batmobile” concept car that Faraday unveiled in January 2016.
