Hayden Paddon has wracked up another win behind the wheel of his fully electric Hyundai Kona EV over the weekend at the Whare Flat Hillclimb.
A field of 18 competitors took to the 3km long road in Dunedin on the first day of running with Paddon being the only competitor in the EV Class.
The Kiwi rally driver completed two of four runs, achieving the fastest time of the day in the process.
During his first run, Paddon set a time of 2:16.40 but sat out of run two. Later in the day on run three, he knocked three seconds off his first time which would be his fastest of 2:13.03.
In second position was McLaren Extreme E racer and Dunedin local Emma Gilmour in her Suzuki Swift, finishing the day with her fastest run of 2:22.42.
Rounding out the top three was Craig Molloy behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi Evolution which he achieved his best time of 2:23.96 with.
“Another win for the Hyundai Kona EV today,” Paddon said in a social media post.
“Despite the wet conditions, [it was] a really nice Hillclimb at Whare Flat (Dunedin) and some new developments with the car [were] successfully tested.
“Huge thanks to Otago Sports Car Club (OSCC) for the day and everyone standing in the rain to make it possible!”
Paddon now makes his way to Australia for the Coffs Coast Rally, part of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship, this coming weekend. He will be behind the wheel of a Hyundai i20 AP4 car alongside co-driver John Kennard.
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