Faraday Future claims victory over Tesla in electric car speed test
The startup electric-car maker says its debut offering, the FF91, can go from zero to 96.5km/h in 2.39 seconds
Las Vegas — Faraday Future staked its claim to the world’s fastest electric car with its FF91 production model, showing footage of it outracing Tesla Motors’ Model S in a glitzy event in Las Vegas. The startup electric-car maker backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting is counting on its debut offering to drum up support from investors, many of whom had been invited to the Las Vegas presentation. The FF91 can go from zero to 96.5km/h in 2.39 seconds, according to the company. That compares with 2.5 seconds for Tesla’s Model S P100D in its fastest "Ludicrous" mode. The 1,050-horsepower FF91 can travel in excess of 608km of adjusted EPA range, "enough to travel from LA to Silicon Valley with miles to spare," Peter Savagian, Faraday Future’s vice president of propulsion engineering, said in the presentation. The car will also feature a personalised interface for every passenger and be able to find available parking space on its own. "We are not just building a vehicle, but a globally ...
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