Electric cars are more powerful than thermal cars, here is the proof

Tesla Model S Plaid, Lucid Air Sapphire, Lotus Evija, Pinifarina Battista, Rimac nevera… All these models exceed 1,000 hp, Some even flirt with the 2,000 hp, They are all electric and all offer performance much higher than certain thermal supercars.

The Rimac Nevara: the most powerful electric car in the world

After the Rimac Concept One, an electric hypercar of 1224 horsepower, the Croatian manufacturer returns with the Rimac Nevara developing a power of 1915 horsepower and being able to reach the incredible speed of 415 km/h.

Rimac is the car manufacturer of all excesses. Specializing in electric hypercars, he had unveiled in 2018 at the Geneva Motor Show a concept car called Concept Two, heiress of the “One”. A few days ago, the Croatian brand revealed a little more about its new racing car in particular its name: the Rimac Nevara.

This hypercar which will be produced in only 150 copies for the modest sum of 2 million euros has technical characteristics which can make a bugatti chiron pale. With the presence of four electric motors that can develop 1.4 MW, the equivalent of 1915 hp, the Nevara can reach the staggering speed of 415 km/h. Even more impressive it can reach 0 to 100 km/h in just 1.97 seconds which makes it the 3rd fastest car in the world, behind the Koenigsegg Gemera and the Pininfarina Battista which reach it in 1.9 seconds. Nevara does not stop there, since it is able to reach 300 km/h on departure stopped in 9.3 seconds, where a Bugatti Chiron puts 13.1 seconds.

The Croatian manufacturer does not stop there. Indeed he promises that the 150 copies of the Nevara will all be different since it offers a large personalization catalog. Rimac goes even further since he plans to invite each buyer to Croatia in order to personalize his future car himself.

Electric cars are more powerful than thermal cars, here is the proof

The Lucid Air Sapphire of 1,200 hp thanks to its three electric motors impresses and rubs for already seasoned athletes like the new Tesla Model S plaid of 1,020 hp and the formidable 1,500 hp thermal bugatti.

With the advent of electricity, cars of more than 1,000 hp have not become currency, but almost !

Tesla Model S Plaid, Lucid Air Sapphire, Lotus Evija, Pinifarina Battista, Rimac nevera… All these models exceed 1,000 hp, Some even flirt with the 2,000 hp, They are all electric and all offer performance much higher than certain thermal supercars.

Impressive figures

Today, the American media Hagerty offers us an impressive and very interesting video. The new Lucid Air Sapphire, which was presented a few months ago, has three electric motors for A cumulative power of 1,200 hp.

Impressive for a sedan that wants to be above all family and practical. It is opposed to the Tesla Model S Plaid, a sedan of the same segment of 1,020 hp, also with three electric motors. The American sedan also broke the Nürburgring record for a standard electric car, just before being overtaken again by the Porsche Taycan.

On the thermal side, it’s simple, it is simply the most powerful serial model there is: a 1,500 hp pure sport bugatti thanks to an 8.0 liter w16 quadri-turbo. A motorcycle, a Ducati Panigale V4 SP2 of 215 hp comes to rub against these beautiful babies, “for the form” will we say.

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Lucid Air Sapphire in demonstration

The three cars were tested over a quarter of miles, that is to say on a 0 to 400 meters Departed. These are the two electric cars that leave the fastest. The Lucid Air Sapphire quickly takes the lead, followed closely by the Tesla Model S plaid.

The Lucid Air Sapphire and the Tesla Model S plaid 2.1 seconds for the exercise from 0 to 100 km/h (with a slight advantage of 0.03 seconds for Lucid) against 2.3 seconds for the Bugatti Chiron.

Lucid Performance Grand Touring // Source: Lucid

Lucid Performance Grand Touring // Source: Lucid

At the end of the race, the Lucid reaches a maximum speed of 251 km/h, While the Tesla ends the race to 244.6 km/h. As you can see on the video, the Tesla gets caught up at the end by the Bugatti Chiron thanks to the extension of its heat engine.

In the end, the Lucid manages to cross the finish line in 9.1 seconds, two tenths less than the Tesla and the Bugatti, which both ended up in 9.3 seconds. And facing the motorcycle ? It is still the Lucid Air Sapphire that prevails, but of a shorter head.

What is interesting is the comparison between electric and thermal cars. The latter cannot leave as quickly as electric cars because of their combustion engine which does not react as fast as electric motors. The latter can vary their power to 1000 Hz (or 1,000 times per second), which allows to be at the limits of the loss of grip and thus grab a few meters.

The Lucid Air Sapphire will come into limited production next year and its starting price will be $ 249,000, Either practically twice as much as a Model S plaid in the USA (127,590 dollars), but that is still about ten times cheaper than a Bugatti Chiron which is exchanged for 2.4 million euros in basic price.

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