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The Top 10 Electric Cars With The Highest Top Speed

McMurtry Spierling

For a whopping £820,000, you can have a road-going version of the mighty McMurtry Spierling: a 1100bhp twin-motor single-seater that’ll do 150mph and return 300 miles if you tread lightly on the go-quiet pedal.

Kia EV6 GT

It’s not like Kia to give us a car capable of rivalling a Porsche on a top speed run, but the EV6 GT will manage 162mph flat out. Tread lightly and it’ll return 263 miles on a single charge.

Tesla Model X Plaid

When Tesla teased the Plaid, it gained instant popularity on social media due to its rapid acceleration - 0-60mph in 2.5sec and a quarter mile time of around 10sec.

Lotus Eletre R

Most sports car manufacturers have brought out an SUV now and Lotus has followed suit with the 905bhp 726lb ft Eletre R.

Lucid Air Performance

1097bhp and 1025lb ft are the power figures produced by the Air’s dual-motor set-up and, because it’s mated to a 118kWh battery, it’ll return 471 miles.

Volkswagen ID.R

Although not available as a road car, the ID.R is Volkswagen’s first pure electric racer. It began setting records in 2018 when it climbed Pikes Peak in just under 8min with an average speed of 94mph.

Nio EP9

Marketed as one of the fastest electric cars in the world is the Nio EP9, having lapped the Nürburgring in just 6min 45sec and the Circuit of The Americas in 2min 40sec.

Tesla Model S Plaid

2016 was a good year for Tesla as it sold more than 50,000 Model S cars globally, making it the world’s best-selling plug-in electric car.

Lotus Evija

With two competitors in its sights, the Rimac C Two and the Pininfarina Battista, the Evija comes with 1972bhp and 1253lb ft.

Lucid Air Sapphire

Lucid gains another place on our list with its ultra-high-performance Sapphire, which delivers over 1200bhp to all four wheels thanks to its three-motor powertrain.