Abu Dhabi:H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has met with Stella Li, Executive Vice President of BYD. The company specializes in electric vehicle manufacturing, new energy technologies, and sustainable mobility solutions.

According to Wam, during the meeting, H.H. reviewed BYD's achievement of setting a new record for the world's fastest production car. The YANGWANG U9 Xtreme electric vehicle exceeded a speed of 500 km/h on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road in the Al Dhafra Region on 1 November 2026. This surpassed the previous record of 496.22 km/h, set in Germany in 2025.

The achievement highlights Abu Dhabi's advanced infrastructure and its technical and organizational capabilities to host sophisticated electric vehicle testing. It also underscores the coordinated efforts by relevant entities to provide the necessary requirements for these tests, reinforcing the emirate as a global hub for developing and testing future mobility technologies.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology; Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport; and Saif Saeed Ghobash, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Office of the Crown Prince.