Fumio Nutahara wins Pikes Peak electric division for Toyota Motorsport, sets record

TMG sets new Pikes Peak record TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has made another step forward for electric vehicles by setting a new electric record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado, United States. Using the TMG EV P002 race car, powered by a high-performance TMG electric powertrain, driver Fumio Nutahara set a time of 10 minutes 15.380 seconds to set a new record for electric vehicles on the now fully ashphalt 19.99km track. After setting a new electric lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in August 2011, TMG's electric powertrains have now set new standards on two of the toughest venues in motorsport. Nutahara's time not only broke the previous electric record (12mins 20.084secs) by more than two minutes, it gave him sixth place overall to cap an impressive debut at Pikes Peak. Based on a Radical chassis, the TMG EV P002 has a top speed of 240km/h...

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