SEV: Call it the Mint 73
The truck crossed the finish line with a 40% state of charge. That means it averaged .6 miles/kWh — a bit better than the team was expecting. It took the team 2 hours and 10 minutes to complete the course, so their average speed was about 34 miles per hour. Not too shabby for a big ol’ truck ... “We just cruised,” said Stielow “No problems at all.”
For Rivian, it’s the Mint 146
Yes, the Rivian has to charge its 149 kWh battery to make the two laps and luckily there is a 350 kW charger just a mere quarter-mile from the race course. The team only has to enter and exit the course at the same point.
I arrived at a scene of controlled chaos.
The R1T blew an air spring at race mile 50 or so.