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Powering the Sierra Echo EV is a 55.8 kWh battery pack driving a 300 hp electric motor
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Not only will Ken Block’s daughter Lia be driving at next month’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb but it’s just been announced that the late rally driver’s wife will also participate in the event.
Lucy Block will jump behind the wheel of a special electric buggy dubbed the Sierra Echo EV. Unlike her daughter who will be driving the insane Hoonipigasus Porsche 911 up the mountain in a show run, Lucy Block will be competing in the Unlimited Class.
The single-seater Sierra Echo EV uses a 55.8 kWh battery pack that powers a single electric motor which is good for 300 hp and 368 lb-ft of torque. The buggy has a top speed of 120 mph (193 km/h) and runs on slick tires that should give it more than enough grip. The use of an electric powertrain as opposed to a combustion engine also ensures that it won’t suffer from reduced power as the elevation increases.
Read: Radford’s Featherweight Type 62-2 Pikes Peak Edition To Conquer The Mountain With 700 HP
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Elsewhere, the buggy has been equipped with Wilwood four-piston brake calipers and vented rotors. It also sports a hydraulic handbrake and adjustable suspension offering up to 12 inches of travel.
“Driving Pikes Peak International Hill Climb gives us a way to carry Ken’s spirit forward and do something he was excited to do himself,” Lucy Block said. “My biggest accomplishments have always been being a mother to my kids and a strong, supportive wife. Being given the opportunity to drive to the summit for Ken at Pikes Peak is an honor. He gave so much to the action sports community.”
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A special wrap also adorns the Echo EV and includes branding for the newly established 43 Institute. Interestingly, seven examples of the Sierra Echo EV that Lucy Block is driving will be produced and sold, each with the same livery and rocking the signatures of the Block family. The Block family will direct $43,000 raised from the sale of the seven cars to the 43 Institute that’s aimed at empowering aspiring race car drivers.
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