Electric Buggy to Take On Pikes Peak Hill Climb

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, an annual car and motorcycle race to the top of Colorado's Pikes Peak, is brutal, to say the least--12.42 miles with over 156 turns and an altitude change of 4,721 feet from start to finish. Hybrid and all-electric vehicles have successfully made the climb before, but this year the EV Sports Concept HER-02 buggy is gunning for a new world record with a little help from driver Ikuo Hanawa.

The EV Sports Concept's predecessor, also drivem by Hanawa...