Tweak For The Peak: Toyota Returns To The Hill With Updated Electric Racer
Toyota plans to defend its electric title at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a tweaked TMG EV P002. The electric racer is currently on its way to Salisbury, N.C., where TRD USA will perform aerodynamic upgrades to the Radical-based chassis.
On June 30, 61-year-old Rod Millen will attempt a new record in the TMG EV P002 at Pikes Peak. TMG is using an off-board battery-to-battery charger, because there is no reliable connection to the power grid at the race site. A 42 kilowatt lithium ion battery is mounted into the back of a Toyota Hiace,. and can quickly charge the TMG EV P002 even in places where there is no plug in sight.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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I actually like the sound electric racecars make. More subtle than the average V-unamit. But is it going to be quicker than the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak? Bets are on. Weight: Peug 875 kg Toyo/Radical somewhere below 1000 kg HP: Peug 875 Toyo/Radical 544 Torque: Peug 882 Nm Toyo/Radical 1200 Nm
"A 42 kilowatt lithium ion battery is mounted into the back of a Toyota Hiace" Kilowatt-hour is the proper unit of capacity, or 42 kWh in the case of the above quoted sentence. Kilowatts (without the appended hour) are a unit of power. For a gasoline analogy, consider that you wouldn't describe your car's gas tank's volume in horsepower...