Fastest time to ascend 400 m on a sand dune by a battery electric-powered production SUV

The fastest time to ascend 400 m on a sand dune by a battery electric-powered production sport utility vehicle (SUV) is 2 minutes and 38.34 seconds and was achieved by Liang Zhihui (China), driving an iCAR V23, organized by Chery New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. (China) in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, on 1 September 2025