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Watch the Pininfarina Battista smash the 1/4 mile world record

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The Pininfarina Battista has smashed the quarter-mile speed record at a test track in India. Electric hypercars are quickly becoming the fastest vehicles on the planet, and the fastest of all of them is the Pininfarina Battista. The Pininfarina Battista achieved a quarter mile time of just 8.55 seconds. .

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The Pininfarina Battista is more than a Rimac Nevara in a wig

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The Pininfarina Battista electric hypercar is more than a simple remix of the Rimac Nevara. Pininfarina’s Battista has been circulating in the news for over three years. It could show the future of electric hypercars, not just from Pininfarina but from the market as a whole. ” Credit: Pininfarina.

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Pininfarina grows its U.S. footprint in early bid for EV hypercar market control

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Automobili Pininfarina has announced today that it is again expanding its dealership network in the United States as it looks to take advantage of the small number of electric hypercars currently on the market. Still, the fact that its first offering, the Pininfarina Batista, would be electric was a shock to many.

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Tesla Model X Plaid gets another drag race win against 1000hp Porsche

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Recently, a Model X took on a Ferrari 488 Pista , creaming the supercar in the quarter mile. In the world of hypercars, Rimac and Pininfarina continue to set quarter-mile records. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Ford takes on world record challenge with new electric Mustang

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With its new prototype project, Ford aims to take the record for the fastest EV over the quarter mile and the fastest EV from 0-60mph. And while it’s at it, Ford also aims to take the record for the fastest EV from 0-60, which the Pininfarina Batista , a multi-million dollar electric hypercar, currently holds. .

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Mahindra XUV700 electric SUV prototype

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The Treo Zor is built for last-mile delivery. Also, read related article: Mahindra Pininfarina to launch Batista Electric Hyper GT on Aug 12. The Mahindra Treo Zor has become India’s number one selling electric cargo which has covered the cargo market share with 59%. The Treo platform is designed and developed in India.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

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» Transportation | March 28, 2009 | by EV World The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles By Noel Adams Every so often I read articles, like the ones recently about a breakthrough from researchers at MIT, which will allow batteries to charge quickly, in this case, in 2 seconds.