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Unlike conventional combustion engines which lose power on the ascent, the fully electric drivetrain of the new Toyota EV P002 racecar maintains full power even in the thin air of the hill climb's 19.9 kilometre course.
The race begins at an altitude of 2,862 metres and finishes at the 4,300-metre Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs, US. The TMG EV P002's twin axial flux motors deliver a combined output of 350kW, which is expected to propel the vehicle to a top speed of 240km/h.
The advanced electric motors also deliver 900Nm of torque through a single gear transmission. Toyota engineers have spent the past six months developing the Radical chassis-based EV P002, which is a development of the street-legal TMG EV P001 that broke the electric car lap record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 2011.
The EV P002 electric powertrain produces more power and is more durable than its predecessor following a comprehensive testing program. Multiple Japanese rally champion Fumio Nutahara will drive the EV P002 in the event, also known as the `Race to the Clouds', on July 8. This year's race will have 16 classes and a field of 200 competitors.
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