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Volkswagen ID.R Sets New EV Record on The Nürburgring

Posted on 3 June 2019 by Ken Zino

The Volkswagen ID.R, powered by two electric motors, lapped the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 6:05.336 minutes – faster than any electric vehicle before it. Romain Dumas (F) beat the previous record set by Peter Dumbreck (GB, NIO EP9) in 2017 by 40.564 … Continue reading →

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Volkswagen ID. R Ready for Nordschleife Record Attempt

Posted on 20 April 2019 by Ken Zino

The ID. R is a marketing gimmick as the sporty forerunner of the ID. family of fully-electric production vehicles from Volkswagen starting in 2020. Thus, it aims for  a new record lap time for electric vehicles at the historic Eifel circuit, with Romain Dumas at the wheel. Continue reading →

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