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Ok, Last one and I will quit! Thebattery used was a lithium in a
small package that set a world record at Pikes Peak a few days ago!

[For Reference Only] SANYO and Yokohama Rubber Hit All-Time Best
Record at PIKES PEAK in Colorado
Team Yokohama EV Challenge uses SANYO lithium-ion battery system to
power vehicle

Electric vehicle (EV) which hit the all-time record
June 28, 2011
San Diego, CA – June 28, 2011 – SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO)
announces that the EV racing car powered by SANYO Lithium-ion battery
system has hit an all-time record for electric vehicles (EV) for the
second consecutive year at the hill-climbing motor sports race, “2011
PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB”, held in Colorado, USA on June
26.

At the race, the EV racing car owned by “Team Yokohama EV Challenge”,
a team from The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Yokohama Rubber),
participated in the “Electric” class, and finished in 12 minutes
20.084 seconds to beat last year’s all-time EV record of 13 minutes 17
seconds.

“PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB”, the best-known hill climb race
in the world, is an annual event held at the 14,110-foot (4,301-meter)
“Pikes Peak” mountain in Colorado. This 2011 event marked the 89th
hill climb. The race is known for the severity of its conditions,
which includes rapidly changing temperatures and weather. Participants
race over a 20-kilometer course, beginning at the 9,390-feet (2,862-
meter) level to finish at the 14,110-foot (4,301-meter) summit.

Yokohama Rubber has been participating in the race since 2009, with
the aim to harmonize the pleasure of driving with the environment and
to promote research and development for EV tires. They have used a
SANYO lithium-ion battery system for their electric motors for each
entry, achieving a new, all-time record for electric vehicles last
year. This record was beaten by the team this year.

To power the EV, the battery system used combines 6,656 of SANYO’s
18650-size cylindrical lithium-ion batteries (Diameter: 0.7inch (18mm)
x Height: 2.5inch (65mm)), typically used for consumer equipment such
as laptop battery packs. The 18650-size cells offer the expected
performance, and because they are readily available, only a short
period of development for use with EV systems is required.

SANYO aims to contribute to the realization of a low-carbon society by
increasing the use of lithium-ion batteries.

Yokohama Rubber website: http://www.yrc.co.jp/english/index.html

SANYO’s Lithium-ion Battery System
Number of batteries: 6,656 cylindrical li-ion batteries
Rating: 385V-96Ah
Total energy: Approx. 37kWh

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