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Nissan LEAF Becomes First Electric Class Pike’s Peak Champion

06/28/2011

Nissan LEAF Pike's Peak

Remember the stock Nissan LEAF that was planning to take on the grueling Pike's Peak Hill Climb? Well, it may not have had much competition this year to become the Electric Production Class's first champion (just one EV from AC Propulsion), but it did beat several highly modified combustion-engined competitors to the summit. The key was in the LEAF's immediate torque, which all electric vehicles have on tap at all speeds, and the consistency of the electric motor at high altitudes, which robs traditional engines of 30% of their power.... <a href='https://inhabitat.com/nissan-leaf-becomes-first-electric-class-pikes-peak-champion/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Nissan LEAF Pike's Peak

Remember the stock Nissan LEAF that was planning to take on the grueling Pike's Peak Hill Climb? Well, it may not have had much competition this year to become the Electric Production Class's first champion (just one EV from AC Propulsion), but it did beat several highly modified combustion-engined competitors to the summit. The key was in the LEAF's immediate torque, which all electric vehicles have on tap at all speeds, and the consistency of the electric motor at high altitudes, which robs traditional engines of 30% of their power.... <a href='https://inhabitat.com/nissan-leaf-becomes-first-electric-class-pikes-peak-champion/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Nissan LEAF Pike's Peak

Remember the stock Nissan LEAF that was planning to take on the grueling Pike's Peak Hill Climb? Well, it may not have had much competition this year to become the Electric Production Class's first champion (just one EV from AC Propulsion), but it did beat several highly modified combustion-engined competitors to the summit. The key was in the LEAF's immediate torque, which all electric vehicles have on tap at all speeds, and the consistency of the electric motor at high altitudes, which robs traditional engines of 30% of their power.... <a href='https://inhabitat.com/nissan-leaf-becomes-first-electric-class-pikes-peak-champion/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Nissan LEAF Pike's Peak

Remember the stock Nissan LEAF that was planning to take on the grueling Pike's Peak Hill Climb? Well, it may not have had much competition this year to become the Electric Production Class's first champion (just one EV from AC Propulsion), but it did beat several highly modified combustion-engined competitors to the summit. The key was in the LEAF's immediate torque, which all electric vehicles have on tap at all speeds, and the consistency of the electric motor at high altitudes, which robs traditional engines of 30% of their power....

READ ARTICLE

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