Author: David Herron
Audi switched to hybrid endurance race cars due to competitive pressure from Toyota TS030
For the 6 Hours of Bahrain, Audi switched the team lineup to race with two Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrid race cars. In prior 2012 endurance races, the team had raced with a split lineup: The Audi R18 ultra is a conventional LMP sports car with a TDI engine, while…
Audi takes 1-2 hybrid race car sweep in 6 Hours of Bahrain
In the 6-Hours of Bahrain, in the FIA World Endurance Championship series, Audi won the 1st and 2nd podium spots with the Audi R18 e-tron quattro. The team had switched to an all-hybrid team for the Bahrain race, and while the regular Audi R18 race car was giving excellent results, the…
Nesesis, electric supercar built by Ecotricity, sets UK electric car land speed record
The Nemesis, an electric supercar built by UK electricity supplier Ecotricity, broke the UK electric car land speed record on Thursday. The Nemesis, based on a Lotus Exige chasis, driven by Nick Ponting at Elvington Airfield near York, has set the new UK electric car land speed record at 151…
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Toyota/Audi hybrid’s take 1st and 2nd at 6 Hours of Sao Paulo
Toyota Hybrid Racing has racked up the teams first win in the FIA World Endurance Championship race, the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo, this weekend. The win was with the TS030 Hybrid race car, a car that has been in only 3 races so far, and which already won a…
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Tesla’s transformation of automobile service stumbles in Massachusetts

Tesla Motors is doing things differently from other automakers, and the company’s sales and service model don’t always agree with local laws. Tesla Motors is a disruptor, a company that is disrupting the “normal” pattern of automobile manufacturers and car dealerships. Tesla does pretty much everything differently from all the…
Nissan LEAF NISMO RC takes second to Tesla Roadster in JEVRA 50km electric car race at Japan’s Sportsland Sugo
The TTXGP World Championship at Daytona is shaping up to be a massive electric superbike battle
The Barracuda Lightning team won the e-Power/TTXGP race at Le Mans yesterday, validating that teams risky move to race at Le Mans rather than finish out the season with the TTXGP North American championship. Rather than dissect why Lightning chose this path, let’s look forward to what is shaping up…
Lightning wins Le Mans e-Power/TTXGP while Muench wins the TTXGP European championhsip
Miguel Duhamel, riding for Barracuda Lightning, has won the e-Power/TTXGP joint race at Le Mans this weekend while Matthias Himmelmann (Muench Racing) has won the European championship in both series. Duhamel took the pole position with strong finishes in both qualifying rounds. Zongshen’s Tang Yu came in third place. Himmelmann…
Lightning leads after first qualifying round at e-Power/TTXGP Le Mans joint race
As I noted the other day, the Barracuda Lightning Motorcycles Racing team has gone to Le Mans for the e-Power/TTXGP race. As expected the teams rider, Miguel Duhamel, is at the top of the results sheet for todays practice round, beating Matthias Himmelmann of Muench Racing. Why expected? Because of…