Top 15 fastest electric cars 2022

Because of the way an electric motor delivers its torque (which is to say instantly), it’s rather easy to make an EV accelerate quickly. Even a run-of-the-mill electric family SUV like the Kia EV6 can get from 0–62mph in around five seconds (which was hot hatchback territory a few years ago), while a select group of pure-electric hypercars can tackle the sprint in less than two seconds. Below, we’ve complied a list of the fastest electric cars that are either on sale now or will be in the very near future, ordering them according to their 0–62mph (or 0–60mph) times. We’ve also included a couple of electric prototype race cars that you can’t buy, but which have deeply impressive performance figures. Buckle up…