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Written by Ollie Kew
The Nio EP9 ran a 7m 5.0s lap time at the Nordschleife, beating the previous record for battery-powered Ring japes by some 17 seconds. A fine, noble effort and nowhere near the car"s ultimate potential.NextEV Formula E racer Nelson Piquet Jnr. told TG that the car had to be wound back to 80 per cent power for the record attempt, to stop the batteries overheating during seven minutes of all-out attack. Had the full 1,360bhp been on tap, the computer simulations projected a 6min 48sec time bang on the Radical SR8"s ultimate street-legal (just) car record
Date written: 22 Nov 2016
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The Nio EP9 ran a 7m 5.0s lap time at the Nordschleife, beating the previous record for battery-powered Ring japes by some 17 seconds. A fine, noble effort and nowhere near the car"s ultimate potential.NextEV Formula E racer Nelson Piquet Jnr. told TG that the car had to be wound back to 80 per cent power for the record attempt, to stop the batteries overheating during seven minutes of all-out attack. Had the full 1,360bhp been on tap, the computer simulations projected a 6min 48sec time bang on the Radical SR8"s ultimate street-legal (just) car record
Date written: 22 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5872
