Volkswagen’s electric racer sets new overall Pikes Peak record

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinJun 25, 2018, 4:00 am272 pts
Volkswagen’s electric I.D. R Pikes Peak and driver Romain Dumas set a new overall record for the hill climb of 7m 57.148s, bettering Sébastien Loeb’s record by 16 seconds. Driving the 500-kW (680 PS) I.D. R Pikes Peak, Romain Dumas defeated a field including cars with conventional drivetrain technology.…

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