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The NIO EP9 has set a new lap record at the Nurburgring race track, officially making it the fastest electric car in the world.
The electric car set a time of 6 minutes 45.900 seconds, beating its previous lap record by 19.22 seconds.
The EP9’s 1-MegaWatt of power is equivalent to 1360PS (1342 bhp) and the vehicle has a top speed of 313kph (194mph). The EP9 accelerates from 0-200kph (0-124mph) in 7.1 seconds. Previously, the EP9 has broken or set new track records at four world-renowned race tracks.
Last month, NIO announced that it plans to produce a second batch of ten EP9s, and each one will be made to order and priced at $1.48m.
NIO aims to have autonomous cars in the US in 2020 and will launch a 7-seater electric SUV in China later this year, called the NIO ES8.
Speaking about the achieving the fastest electric car lap record, Gerry Hughes, Head of Performance Program & FE Team Principal, NIO said: “This is a fabulous achievement for NIO and I am very proud of the team that has worked tirelessly to achieve this accolade,” said. “
