Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co. plans to run an all-electric vehicle in the upcoming 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
The Pikes Peak event will be held June 26.
Team Yokohama EV Challenge plans to use its original EV racecar equipped with prototype BluEarth tires incorporating various environmental technologies, including orange oil compounding techniques, the tiremaker said.
Yokohama’s EV car will again be driven by Ikuo Hanawa, who is described as “a skilled performer in world-class off-road racing.”