This electrified Corvette is **w the fastest road-legal EV in the world
 

This electrified Corvette is **w the fastest road-legal EV in the world
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Yes, you read that correctly: An electrified Corvette is **w the fastest road-legal electric vehicle in the world.

See also: Sorry, Tesla: The world’s fastest electric car is made in... Croatia?


The car in question is called the GXE and it was made by the Ge**vation green car company. Although its thrown off its hydrocarbon-burning lineage to embrace an electrified future, it's clearly ** slouch. In fact, it did 186.8 mph on a Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida.

That speed is thanks to many factors. Of course the slick body lines of the 2006 Corvette Z06 helped. But the true root of the GXE's success comes from its EV powertrain that produces 700 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. Read more...

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