Ever wondered why automakers use 60 miles per hour as the standard measurement for acceleration? There's actually a good reason.

The Tesla Model S Plaid’s Ludicrous mode might not be ludicrous enough for applied sciences students from ETH Zurich and Lucerne University. The students have broken the acceleration world record for ...

Here is another comparison of electric cars currently available (or soon to be available) in the U.S. - acceleration from 0 to 60 mph (96.5 km/h). We will take a look at which models are the quickest ...

The world’s fastest EV, the Rimac Nevera, just got a little quicker. Rimac shared a series of acceleration figures after a visit to Germany’s Automotive Testing center in late April, painting a ...

A team of students at the University of Stuttgart achieved a world record for fastest-accelerating electric vehicle with its custom-built racing car, according to a video published by the team last ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to acceleration, a tricked out Model S is admittedly hard to beat. But if you're interested in raw speed, you might ...

Students at the Academic Motorsports Club of Zurich (AMZ) in Switzerland announced that they broke the world record of electric car acceleration with a small vehicle built for the Formula SAE. The ...

Tesla has updated its Model S Performance, its flagship electric sedan, to advertise a 0 to 60 mph acceleration in just 2.3 seconds. Back when Tesla introduced the new P100D version of the Model S ...

Could two of BMW's everyday diesel sedans be capable of embarrassing a flagship M3 in a certain performance situation? Period ...

When the second-generation Tesla Roadster was unveiled in 2017, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric sports car would do 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds. Shortly after the reveal, Musk upped the ante by ...