2011 Peugeot EX1 Concept sets electric vehicle record at Nurburgring

A concept edition of an EV is definitely an even rarer sight on the “Green Hell”, but that's exactly what Peugeot did because it put the EX1 concept at work on the world's toughest circuit. It was not merely a satisfaction experience, on the other hand, given that Peugeot visited the ‘Ring to break the lap record for electrical vehicles.

And it did, with driver Stéphane Caillet lapping the twenty.8-kilometer (12.92-mile) long track in 9 minutes and 1.338 seconds, at an common pace of 138,324 km/h (85.95 mph), in “very unfavorable weather conditions”, according to the French automaker. The previous lap record set by an electrical auto belonged for the Mini E racer, which lapped the German track last year in 9 minutes and 51.45 seconds. WIGE Overall performance, the official timekeeper from the Nordschleife track, tracked Peugeot’s report. Exposed at the Paris motor clearly show last 12 months, the EX1 roadster is powered by a pair of electric motors, 1 on each axle, thus supplying four-wheel generate. Each and every electric motor generates 125 kW (170HP) for the mixed output of 340HP and 240Nm (177 lb-ft) of torque. Power comes from a high-output lithium-ion battery pack.

The radical-looking concept measures just 0.ninety meters in height and 1.77 meters in width and makes utilization of a monocoque body framework made from a carbon/honeycomb composite to optimize weight and rigidity. The electric Peugeot knocked an incredible 50 seconds off the earlier record time, on a track exactly where shaving just 1 complete second off a lap report is regarded as an accomplishment. The electrical, four-wheel-drive Peugeot averaged a pace of 85 miles per hour throughout its report run, and was powered by two motors providing a complete of 340 horsepower.

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