Ford breaks the record for the quickest EV in the world and it's hard not to be seriously impressed by the footage

Ford has broken the record for the quickest EV in the world with the new Cobra Jet 2200, and while purists may not be 100 percent happy, it’s hard not to be impressed by the car.

This isn’t your average EV, however, that you’d use to commute to work or travel to the grocery store in.

This is the mighty Mustang Cobra Jet 2200. An all-electric monster capable of smashing through the 1/4 mile in less than seven seconds.

With up to over 2,000hp on offer from its electric powertrain, this is by far one of the wildest cars the Blue Oval has ever produced.

How fast is the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 2200?

Ford took the Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 to the NHRA Charlotte to test the capabilities of the car.

The Blue Oval built the new car to showcase just what it can do, with motorsports an excellent proving ground.

The car follows on from the Cobra Jet 1400 and the Super Cobra Jet 1800.

Each of these helped the Blue Oval further understand electric power in a drag racing car.

The company worked hard to make the Cobra Jet 2200 lighter than its predecessors and the quickest EV in the world.

Nicholas Kuhajda, Program Supervisor, Ford Racing Demonstrators, spoke to Supercar Blondie about how they developed the new EV.

“We started working on the idea for this car about four years ago now,” he told us.

“We wanted to see just how far we could go with our EV technology in a drag racing-specific platform, and what came out of that was the Super Cobra Jet 1800,” added Kuhajda.

The work done on the Cobra Jet 1800 allowed the team to develop the 2200, including reducing the car’s weight.

“We took out 1,100lbs, and that allowed us to take everything we learned from cell testing and push it to the absolute limit — which, in motorsports, really allows us to focus on power, power, power,” said Kuhajda.

We will get onto the exact power figures shortly, but the EV can deliver over 2,000hp for its quarter-mile runs.

At Charlotte, the Blue Oval smashed the quarter-mile in just 6.76 seconds with a top speed of 222mph.

This is how the Cobra Jet could go so quickly

Of course, a car like the quickest EV couldn’t go that fast without a huge amount of power.

Under the hood of the drag racer are two electric motors, versus the four of the Cobra Jet 1800.

As the name might suggest, this new Cobra Jet pumps out a crazy 2,200hp in total.

Making it the quickest EV in the world is a happy by-product.

In terms of its performance, Kuhajda told us the Cobra Jet 2200 performed brilliantly.

“Over 12 starts, nine passes were below seven seconds and above 200 mph, which we are so proud of,” he said.

It's official: The Ford Racing Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 has clocked a new record time of 6.87 at 221 mph – now the quickest electric car on the planet.#FordRacing pic.twitter.com/drmvH2XRp6

— Ford Racing (@FordRacing) April 25, 2026

In terms of what’s next, this isn’t the end of the story for the 2200, as Kuhajda told Supercar Blondie.

“We plan to be back out with the car this year to see how much faster and quicker we can go with it,” he told us.

The Cobra Jet 2200 really is extraordinary, and it will be fascinating to see what Ford does with it next.