Peugeot EX1 Concept, driven by Peugeot's Stéphane Caillet, set a record for electric-powered vehicles on the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. The concept vehicle needed 9 minutes and 01.338 seconds for a lap. The average speed was 85.9 mph (138.324 km/h).

The previous speed record stood at 9:51.45 seconds.

Peugeot claims that the record was made in "very adverse weather conditions", which makes it even more special.