Peugeot EX1 record-breaking speed of electric cars

An electric car speeds on the track famous Nurburging-Nordschleife in Germany can be considered uncommon. Yet the concept car's electric Peugeot EX1 also set world speed records here.

Absolutely not a trial run for fun. Stéphane Caillet wheel has completed 20.8 km road race in 9 minutes 1.338 seconds, with an average speed of 138.324 km / h, in the "weather conditions are not favorable, " according to statement by the automobile manufacturers French Peugeot. This is a new world record for electric cars. Previous record by a long line of cars electric race car set Mini-E last year, with 9 minutes 51.45 seconds time.
WIGE Performance, a company in charge of press time on the Nordschleife track, has recorded a record of EX1 Concept car Peugeot.
Launched at Paris Motor Show 2010, car convertible two-EX1-operated electric motor, a shaft in a car, so this is a four-wheel-drive vehicles. Each electric motor production capacity of 125 kW (170 hp), the combined capacity of 340 kW and 240 Nm of torque (177 lb-ft). Vehicles using the energy from lithium-ion batteries.
This electric car concept of the Peugeot is only 0.9 m high, 1.77 m wide, using stamping, monolithic frame made ​​of composite carbon fiber, so light weight, while hardness is guaranteed.