It is unfortunate that a vehicle such as this will never see production, so all of this information is nothing more than a tease, but also let's us know just how much potential a high-performance EV has. Meet the Peugeot EX1 Concept(pictured above), a 340 hp all-wheel drive EV with the design that leaves you in complete awe. What will also leave you speechless, is the fact that the EX1 tackled the infamous Nurburgring track & recorded a lap time of 9:01.338, a track time that's almost a full minute quicker than the previous EV record & very close to numbers of gas-powered vehicles. What a way to be teased, because I'm sure it will be some time before our production model EVs will see performance numbers comparable to the Peugeot EX1...
http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1059214_peugeot-ex1-sets-electric-car-nurburgring-record-at-901-338
