Toyota Motorsport’s electric-powered TMG EV P002 racecar set a new record up the iconic Pikes Peak hill climb at 10 minutes, 15.38 seconds, breaking the old record by more than two minutes.
The car, a modified Radical sports car chassis, is fitted with a pair of electric motors generating 350 kilowatts or 469 horsepower, enabling it to hit 150 mph when geared for the Pike’s Peak climb.
The EV P002’s time was quick enough to rank sixth overall among all competitors.
Last August the electric TMG EV P001 lapped Germany’s historic Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes, 47.794 seconds, well under the previous mark of 9:01.338.
“Following our new electric record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife almost exactly a year ago, TMG wanted a new challenge for our electric powertrains,” said Rob Leupen, TMG director business operations, in a press statement.
“The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb gave us the chance not only to prove the motorsport potential of electric powertrains in motorsport but to do so in a very competitive environment as well.”
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