A Chinese electric performance car manufacturer has torn the previous Nordschleife record for a production car apart after its EP9 set a lap time of 6:45.9.

The car, with separate electric motors for each wheel (making it AWD), boasts a hefty megawatt of power, or 1000kW.

Because of this, and its 1480Nm of torque being available at all times, the EP9 has a claimed 0-200km/h of 7.1 seconds, and a top speed of 313km/h.

2017 Nio EP9 rear three quarter

Nio head of performance & FE team principal Gerry Hughes says weather conditions held the car back on its first lap attempt a short while ago.

2017 Nio EP9 exterior detail

“In the inclement weather that the Nürburgring Nordschleife is known for, the EP9 completed two laps of the 20.8km ‘Green Hell’, one of which was in 7:05.12, beating the previous EV lap record, making it the fastest electric car in the world.

2017 Nio EP9 interior

Nio will build 10 more EP9s built to order and priced at $1,992,000 AUD, and is also aiming to release a fully autonomous electric vehicle in the US market by 2020.