Ford’s 2,200-HP electric Mustang runs 6.87-sec quarter mile, smashes EV record
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Ford-Mustang-cobra-jet.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Ford Racing’s new Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just became the quickest electric car on the planet, running a 6.87-second quarter mile at 221 mph at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte this weekend.</p> <p>The run demolished Ford’s own previous EV record — a 7.623-second pass set by the Cobra Jet 1800 in September 2024 — by a massive 0.75 seconds, a staggering improvement in a sport measured in thousandths.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/26/ford-cobra-jet-2200-electric-drag-racing-record-quarter-mile/#more-464967">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Ford-Mustang-cobra-jet.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Ford Racing’s new Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just became the quickest electric car on the planet, running a 6.87-second quarter mile at 221 mph at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte this weekend.</p>
<p>The run demolished Ford’s own previous EV record — a 7.623-second pass set by the Cobra Jet 1800 in September 2024 — by a massive 0.75 seconds, a staggering improvement in a sport measured in thousandths.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/26/ford-cobra-jet-2200-electric-drag-racing-record-quarter-mile/#more-464967">more…</a>