Yokohama's HER-02 EV is Gearing Up for Pikes Peak 2013 [w/Videos]
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Yokohama's HER-02 EV is Gearing Up for Pikes Peak 2013 [w/Videos]



After finishing fifth in its class at Pikes Peak in 2012, Japanese tire manufacturer Yokohama is trying again this year, with the same all-electric vehicle, dubbed the HER-02.

Having been in development since 2009, and entered in the famed hill-climb starting in 2010, the vehicle has reached some level of technical stability most likely, if you will, and hopes are high - every year has seen the car perform better, so 2013 should be no exception.

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