Three electric cars finish in top 15 of 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

The 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb was delayed following the (global warming) epic wildfire near Colorado Springs just before the original race date.  The rescheduled date was last weekend, and eight electric cars remained in the lineup for the race.  These teams included Toyota Motorsports Group, Mitsubishi, Elias Anderson (NovaKar),…

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EV West at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Back in June an epic wildfire near Colorado Springs CO broke out just a few miles from Pikes Peak.  The fire forced the evacuation of residents into nearby hotels, and placed a big stress on the local area.  In the face of this the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb team…

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EV West Enters Electric BMW M3 In Pikes Peak Hillclimb

Electric Vehicle West (EV West) is an electric vehicle conversion shop in San Diego which has built a drag car or three.  I first met them at the 2011 REFUEL race, where they had a large contingent of people wearing EV West branded t-shirts. The company just announced they had…

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