Argues that electric cars are too powerful. from @wired
The speaker argues that electric vehicles have become too powerful, citing the BYD U9 Extreme as the new fastest production car. He uses a 'Jurassic Park' analogy to question the necessity of such power, then provides evidence by detailing the extreme acceleration and horsepower of models from Tesla, BMW, and Mercedes. The speaker broadens the argument to include powerful family SUVs and even an 'urban' Volvo that outperforms a Porsche, before pivoting to suggest that rapid charging technology is a more meaningful innovation than raw speed.
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Transcript
The world's fastest car is now an EV. BYD's electric u nine extreme is officially the fastest production car in the worse, reaching 308.4 miles per hour at a test track in Germany on September 20. But much like the scientists in Jurassic Park, engineers were so preoccupied with whether they could do something, they didn't stop to think if they should. Let me explain. Tesla's model s Plaid dips just below the two seconds to 62 miles per hour mark. BMW's tech that underpins its latest newer classe
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