As if on cue from our Extreme E article, Ultra4’s Dave Cole teases that an EV Class is coming to the 2021 King of the Hammers during SEMA360.
There isn’t much to report at this point, but during the Off-Road 2.0 Seminar by the Truck and Off-Road Alliance (TORA) during SEMA360, Dave Cole – co-founder and president of Ultra4 Racing – announced that an all EV Class will debut at the 2021 King of the Hammers.
What will we see? Will there be some sort of ultra-fast charging infrastructure that will take a 150kWh battery from 20-percent to 80-percent in less than 30-minutes? Will there be battery pack swapping? How will the batteries perform in a rock crawling and open desert environment that the King of the Hammers is famous for? Again, these are questions that won’t be answered until we start seeing some of the builds.
It’s certainly an exciting announcement for off-road and motorsports EV fans as this is the biggest, most watched event that will feature an EV-only class in a race. It is also just another way that Ultra4 Racing is continuing to lead the way in off-road innovations in motorsports.
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