“To travel at 412kph, or 258mph, means travelling at a third of the speed of sound," said Zrnčević. "Simply achieving that alone in a road car is incredibly complex, but in [the] Nevera we've created a car that can travel long distances on a single charge, can tackle tight and twisting race tracks and can drift as well as break straight-line speed records, both for acceleration and V-max.

“I’ve driven [the] Nevera since it first turned a wheel, and to see the perfectly honed car that is today is a really emotional moment. The most important thing I've learned during the top-speed attempt is how composed and stable the car was, confirming that our aerodynamics and vehicle dynamics teams have done an amazing job.”

While the Nevera is the world's fastest electric production car, it's still some distance away from the internal-combustion front-runner.

The 1341bhp Koenigsegg Agera RS is officially the world's fastest production car, with a top speed of 277.87mph clocked back in 2017. It exceeded the 267.856mph figure set by the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport in 2010.

However, there are some hypercars which have achieved even higher top speeds.