Volkswagen’s EV racecar just broke records during this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb
The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is a racing event that’s been going on since 1916 — a 12.42 mile run that climbs 4,720 feet, and serves as a proving ground for car makers to test the speed and agility of their new vehicles. Last October, Volkswagen announced that it was building an electric racecar called the ID R Pikes Peak that it hoped would set a new course record, and revealed the vehicle back in March. Today, the car, driven by Romain Dumas, did just that, blasting up the course at over 90 miles per hour in just under eight minutes.
Electric cars take well to the Pikes Peak race: they don’t have to deal with the problems high altitudes and thinner air that can stymie racecars powered by fossil fuels, making it an ideal testing ground....