Electric car breaks Nürburgring lap record on Nokian tyres

ERJ staff report (DS)

Nürburgring Nordschleife - Electric RaceAbout (E-RA) from Finland drove a lap record for road legal electric cars on Nokian eco tyres with a lap time of only 8:42.72 minutes on Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany. German race driver Ralf Kelleners reduced the previous record of BMW Mini E by more than a minute.

Innovative electric sports car E-RA of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences reached a top speed of 238 km/h at Döttinger Höhe with a pure electric power system with four inboard mount motors. The average speed for the 20.8 kilometers-long lap was 142 km/h.

E-RA drove the lap record on Nokian Z G2 high speed tyres sized 225/40 ZR 18 in front and 245/40 ZR 18 in rear which offer excellent handling properties even in high speed: precise, sensitive and stable.

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Press release from Nokian Tyres