As of January 2024, the fastest electric car in the world is the Rimac Nevera. It has a top speed of 258 mph, 1,914 BHP (brake horsepower) and can accelerate from 0-60 in just 1.85 seconds! Rimac will only build 150 examples and each will cost $2.3 million (£1.69 million).
The fastest accelerating electric car in the world is the Aspark Owl, which can accelerate from 0-60 in an eyewatering 1.69 seconds, with a top speed of 249 mph.
As of January 2024, the Tesla Model S and Model X are tied for the title of the fastest standard production car currently available in the UK. They have a top speed of 155 mph. The Model S can accelerate from 0-60 in just 3.1 seconds, while the Model X manages 0-60 in 3.8 seconds.
Both the Model S and Model X have a 'Plaid' upgrade available which increases their top speeds. For example, the Model S Plaid can hit 200mph. We're aware that other electric cars have high-performance trims that allow them to go faster than 155 mph, but we have only considered figures from the standard models throughout this article.
All top speeds are for the standard version of every electric car available in the UK as of January 2024. Figures are sourced directly from the manufacturers as well as EV database & Parkers.
Abarth 500e – 96 mph
Audi e-tron - 118 mph
Audi e-tron GT - 152 mph
Audi Q4 e-tron - 99 mph
BMW i4 - 118 mph
BMW I5 - 119 mph
BMW i7 - 149mph
BMW iX - 124 mph
BMW iX1 - 111 mph
BMW iX3 - 111 mph
BYD Dolphin – 99 mph
BYD SEAL – 112 mph
Citroën Ami - 28 mph
Citroën ë-Berlingo - 84 mph
Citroën ë-C4 - 93 mph
Citroën ë-Spacetourer - 81 mph
Cupra e-Born - 99 mph
DS 3 Crossback E-Tense - 93 mph
Fiat 500e - 93 mph
Ford Mustang Mach-E - 112 mph
Genesis G80 - 140mph
Genesis GV60 - 124mph
Genesis GV70 - 146mph
Honda e - 90 mph
Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 114 mph
Hyundai Ioniq 6 - 115 mph
Hyundai Kona Electric - 96 mph
Jaguar I-Pace - 124 mph
Jaguar I-Pace EV400 - 124 mph
Kia e-Niro - 103 mph
Kia EV6 - 114 mph
KIA EV9 - 115 mph
Kia Soul EV - 104 mph
Lexus UX300e - 100 mph
Maxis MIFA 9 – 112 mph
Maxus eDeliver 3 - 75 mph
Maxus eDeliver 9 - 62 mph
Mazda MX-30 - 87 mph
Mercedes-Benz EQA - 99 mph
Mercedes-Benz EQB - 99 mph
Mercedes-Benz EQC - 112 mph
Mercedes-Benz EQE - 130 mph
Mercedes-Benz EQS - 130 mph
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV - 130 mph
Mercedes-Benz EQV - 99 mph
MG ZS EV - 108 mph
MG4 EV - 100mph
MG5 EV - 115 mph
MINI Electric - 93 mph
Nissan Ariya - 99mph
Nissan Leaf - 90 mph
ORA Funky Cat - 99mph
Peugeot e-2008 - 93 mph
Peugeot e-208 - 93 mph
Peugeot e-Rifter - 83 mph
Peugeot e-Traveller - 81 mph
Polestar 2 - 100 mph
Polestar 3 - 130 mph
Porsche Taycan - 143 mph
Renault Kangoo Van e-Tech - 81 mph
Renault Master e-Tech - 55mph
Renault Megane e-Tech - 99mph
Renault Zoe - 87 mph
Škoda ENYAQ Coupe - 112 mph
Škoda ENYAQ iV - 99 mph
Smart fortwo EQ - 81 mph
Subaru Solterra - 100mph
Tesla Model 3 - 140 mph
Tesla Model S - 155 mph
Tesla Model X - 155 mph
Tesla Model Y - 135 mph
Toyota BZ4x - 99 mph
Toyota Proace Electric - 81 mph
Vauxhall Combo-e Life - 84 mph
Vauxhall Corsa-e - 93 mph
Vauxhall Mokka-e - 93 mph
Vauxhall Movano Electric - 75 mph
Vauxhall Vivaro-e Life - 81 mph
Volkswagen ID.3 - 99 mph
Volkswagen ID.4 - 99 mph
Volkswagen ID.4 GTX - 112 mph
Volkswagen ID.5 - 99 mph
Volkswagen ID.Buzz - 90mph
Volvo C40 Recharge - 112 mph
Volvo EX30 – 112 mph
Volvo EX90 - 112 mph
Volvo XC40 Recharge - 99 mph
Generation 1 Formula E cars (2014 - 2017) had a top speed of 140 mph. Generation 2 Formula E cars (2018 - Present) have a top speed of 174 mph.
This makes Formula E cars faster than every standard production electric car available in 2024.
It’s easy to forget how young modern electric cars actually are. There wasn't a mass-produced EV until the mid-1990s and the technology is still developing rapidly. It took ICEs decades to achieve the speeds and levels of reliability modern electric cars manage and even longer to hit the staggering top speeds that hypercars are capable of.
It stands to reason that the top speed of EVs will follow the same trend.
As the technology continues to develop, their top speeds will continue to rise. Increased battery capacity, efficiency and other breakthroughs are just some of the factors that will help. As things stand, we don't know what speed the fastest electric car of the future will be able to reach. It may even be higher than the fastest ever ICE!
In essence, the sky really is the limit for the top speeds of electric cars. We're just waiting on the technology to develop to get us there.
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