Yokohama Rubber Co.’s Team Yokohama turned in the best performance for an all-electric vehicle in this past weekend’s 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
The team’s time of 12:20.084 was 57 seconds faster than the record it established last year.
The team’s original EV racecar was equipped with prototype Yokohama BluEarth tires, the tiremaker’s latest fuel-efficient tire brand.