Eric Loveday from Autobloggreen is reporting that the car which made its debut at last year’s Paris Motor Show, managed to go round the famous circuit in 9 minutes and 1.338 seconds. The vehicle has an impressive amount of power with an electric motor fixed to each axle, which creates 250 kilowatts that is the equivalent to 340 horsepower.

The EX1 managed an average speed of 85.9 miles per hour around the twelve mile circuit, and smashed the previous record held by the Mini E of 9.51 set last year. When the Peugeot broke the lap record, it did so in damp and foggy conditions which means it may have gone round even faster if it was dry and sunny.

This does away with the notion that electric cars are just small city cars with no performance. It is not known if the EX1 will ever make it to showrooms around the world, but it’s a pretty impressive record to hold.

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Ben Wojdyla over at Popular Mechanics is reporting in an article what the all-electric car has to offer. Designed to be a vehicle you use around town it has a top speed of 84mph, which in its self is not very quick but for those daily commutes it will be ideal.

On the Focus dashboard are two 4.2 inch screens either side of a centrally mounded speedometer, on these drivers will be able to see battery charge remaining, range and other information to help you drive more efficiently.

There will also be information showing the driver how far they have left beyond the next charging point. Ford has teamed up with Best Buy, who can send out their Geek Squad to install an optional Leviton-sourced 240-volt–outlet charger. This will then achieve a full charge in three hours with a range of around 100 miles, without this the batteries will take a massive 16 to 20 hours to be fully charged.

The Electric Ford Focus is still in development but should become available by the end of 2011. As more of this type of vehicle finally hit the streets, and more charging points are installed in cities, a larger proportion of people might start seriously considering using electric over the petrol engine. One sticking point could be the initial cost of purchasing such cars.

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