Volkswagen Faces Charging Challenges at Pikes Peak

One of the challenges of racing an electric vehicle (EV) is charging its batteries. Whether at the local drag strip, the Bonneville Salt Flats, or an international road racing circuit, finding the juice to power a racer is a real problem. This is especially true for Volkswagen, whose I.D. R Pikes Peak electric racecar will compete at the historic hill climb in the mountains of Colorado on June 24. The road up the mountain on which racers compete is remote. The course starts at a...