Drivers have a big responsibility, they’re operating a big heavy machine, capable of high speeds, that can do a lot of damage when it hits something or someone. But, looking around at fellow drivers, it seems most of them abdicate their responsibility and go on with distracted driving behaviors, such…
I just received word through the California Fuel Cell Partnership that the California Energy Commission has awarded $46 million in grants for fuel cell projects in California. According to the press release this is meant to “fund projects that develop infrastructure necessary to dispense hydrogen transportation fuel and to provide…
Some good news for CHAdeMO in Europe is that the European Union has adopted a draft proposal supporting the “Dual Standard Approach”. While the Directive requires that all DC Fast Charging infrastructure support the Combo Charging System, through the EN62196-2 plug, it allows such charging stations to also support CHAdeMO. …
Time is ticking on the Tesla Gigafactory project, so let’s try to catch up with the latest on that project, and does the new facility in Lathrop CA play a role with the Gigafactory? The Gigafactory is an item Elon Musk began discussing publicly in the Fall of 2013 and…
While it’s understood electric car owners gain range confidence after a couple months of EV ownership, a question still lingers how an EV owner handles longer trips. The easy alternatives are to either rent a gasoline powered car, buy a plug-in hybrid (like the Volt), or use a fast charging…
At first they ignore you, then they attack you, and then you win. Is this the pattern playing out with a flyer being distributed to Tesla Model S owners in San Francisco alerting them to deep dark secret “facts” about Tesla and the Model S? The flyer, posted today on…
In a recent video stunt, Nissan held a Nissan Leaf “race” in the quietest village in Europe to demonstrate how electric vehicles can rid the world of noxious noise pollution problems. Most of the worry causing us to think about electric vehicles is fumes – greenhouse gases and other stuff…
Does familiarity breed contempt, or confidence? That depends on a lot of factors, but a recent study showed that after about 3 months of electric vehicle ownership, EV drivers gain confidence and drive further afield. Familiarity can breed range confidence rather than range anxiety, so please don’t buy into the…
GM’s announcement today that they’d opened a new “state-of-the-art” facility for designing engines and gearboxes for race vehicles might make you wonder why it’s being covered on Electric Race News. The reason why is this: “General Motors today began construction of a state-of-the-art facility for race engine design and development,…
Formula E released this press information today: MONTEBLANCO, SPAIN (April 30 2014): Ho-Pin Tung – the first Chinese driver to ever test a Formula 1 car – reckons that the all-new FIA Formula E Championship will feature ‘super-close’ racing, after testing the fully-electric Spark-Renault STR_01E race car for the first…
Here’s the press release from the PPIHC team on Monster Tajima’s involvement in the 2014 event Colorado Springs, April 9——After winning the high-profile Unlimited Division nine times, including six straight from 2006-2011 in a variety of high-powered Suzuki sport autos, it remains a great story that he has switched to…
Nissan is getting ready to field a plug-in hybrid race car, the ZEOD RC, at the 2014 instance of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Recently they showed details of the driver controls available on the steering wheel.
Yesterday Daimler released information and new pictures of the MBZ B-Class Electric Drive. It’s due to go on sale in the U.S. this summer, no word on whether that will be limited just to California or not, and will go on sale in Europe sometime later. It’s due to have…
Last weekend the eMotoRacing series event at Willow Springs race track had either four or five entries – the results writeup is a little confusing, because at one point they mention three Brammo’s and a Zero, and at another point they list four Brammo’s. The listed entrants are: Legendary TT…
Yamaha, in their 2013 Annual Report, announced production of the Yamaha PES1 and Yamaha PED1 electric motorcycles would begin in 2016. While these aren’t electric superbikes, this will make Yamaha the first major motorcycle manufacture to begin building electric bikes. Further, it’s a step towards a full-on electric superbike that…
