The head of Bugatti-Rimac does not believe in the 3000 horsepower of the Chinese hypercar BYD Yangwang U9 (1 photo)

The premium brand Yangwang, part of the BYD concern, recently patented a new track version of the U9 electric car. Its main feature - the combined power of four motors exceeding 3,000 horsepower - has already caused skepticism. Thus, according to the head of the Bugatti-Rimac alliance, Mate Rimac, it is almost impossible to realize such a value.



The creator of the electric hypercar Rimac Nevera, which has set dozens of world records, believes that the electric motors of the Chinese car are capable of the declared output, but the lithium-iron-phosphate traction battery (LFP) with a capacity of 80 kW⋅h is not capable of supplying them with energy even for one second.

Rimatz notes that many Chinese electric vehicles use LFP cells, which, on the one hand, are cheaper to produce and more resistant to degradation. On the other hand, they simply cannot provide the discharge rate (or the rate at which the battery releases its energy) required to operate four 754.8-horsepower motors at full power.

In addition, the question is raised by the limit of the tire grip properties as a factor limiting the potential and dynamics. According to Rimatz, his Nevera R hypercar could potentially produce more than the declared 2107 hp, but only if all the components are strengthened. However, even before hypothetical upgrades, the stumbling block is the tires up to a speed of 160 km/h.