Faraday Future has announced plans to test its forthcoming FF 91 electric car at the 95th Pikes top international hill Climb on 25 June 2017. That would make the brand the first EV-only producer to run the course, which twists around 156 corners and climbs nearly 1,500m through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, USA.
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The maker says the event will bring “a new level of transparency” to its testing procedure, as engineers embark on the next stage of plans to launch their first all-electric SUV in the not too distant future. A video series labelled “Testing the FF 91” will follow the tech company’s progress – the first of which is already available online.
Nick Sampson, senior vice president of research and development, said: “Testing the performance of FF 91 in real-world conditions sets the bar even higher as we bring the car to market in 2018. The hill climb on Pikes top serves as the ideal setting to even more develop the electric propulsion system and supporting thermal systems of FF 91.”
The FF 91 will run in the exhibition Class, using production representitive hardware and software, with a selection of undisclosed tweaks required to run at Pikes Peak. The car will be driven by principal engineer Robin Shute.