Yesterday I reported on the Bonneville land speed racing last week, saying that Lightning Motorcycles had probably set a new record. I’ve now talked with Richard Hatfield, and learned that they did set an official AMA and FIM land speed record for electric motorcycles, however they didn’t get to beat…
KillaCycle Racing wasn’t the only electric motorcycle team at Bonneville this week. Lightning Motorcycles was there too, but they didn’t post as much on Facebook and I haven’t had a chance to talk with them. On Aug 26 they posted: “We’re super excited to say that today, on the legendary…
It’s land speed racing time at the Bonneville Salt Flats and I see from Facebook that both Lightning Motorcycles and KillaCycle racing were there. In this post I’ll cover what KillaCycle posted on Facebook. The big takeaway is that they made it into the 201+ miles/hr club, it’s not clear…
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) could diversify its supply chain by signing up a new battery cell maker. Tesla Motors is talking with Samsung SDI to supply battery cells, according to a report in the Korean Herald. This would diversify a critical component in Tesla’s supply chain, and potentially give the company a much-needed boost…
The US Energy Department announced on Thursday seventeen new projects, for $16 million total investment, to capture energy from waves, tides and currents. The goal is to increase America’s renewable energy portfolio, increase the power production and reliability of wave and tidal devices, and help gather valuable data on how…
How serious is Toyota about the Gen2 Toyota RAV4 EV? It’s built using the previous generation RAV4 car, and is being built in miniscule quantities. Hence, it looks like Toyota is doing the RAV4 EV exercise in order to have a Compliance Car to satisfy ZEV Mandate requirements. But, we…
Tesla Motors’ (TSLA) ever-increasing stock price is either a hype bubble or a serious prediction by the stock market of Tesla’s future as a major car maker ranking with the likes of Daimler or BMW. Tesla Motors’ stock price (TSLA) continues to rise, where last week it was nearing $160…
It probably doesn’t matter to most people what their car weighs. Some people geek out on things like this, and for example claim that the Tesla Model S is really heavy because it weighs about 5,000 lbs. And when you’re told a number like that, it sounds heavy, but then…
Selling people on a different kind of car is more than selling them a car. It’s about selling them on a different way of driving, or rather a different propulsion system. Tesla “Recharge” from Über Content on Vimeo.
Tesla Motors’ stock (TSLA) is caught in a wave of hype, leaving Tesla CEO Elon Musk grasping for the best way to describe the company’s sky high valuation. The last time we reported on Tesla Motors (TSLA) stock price, last April, it had just broken above $40 a share thanks to good news…
Kenyon Kluge at Laguna Seca Yesterday I referenced & summarized a race report from Brian Wismann – today it’s Kenyon Kluge’s turn. Kenyon took 3rd place behind the Empulse RR’s in Sunday’s eRoadRacing race event in Indianapolis. This makes him top dawg in the unofficial eSuperSport division for two races…
A few days ago I wrote about possible business models for free public charging. It’s an intriguing idea, but there is a risk of abuse with this model because many people will take advantage of free stuff. Standing in front of me is a Nissan Leaf owned by someone…
From Facebook Just before Sunday’s eRoadRacing race in Indianapolis, Brian Wismann posted a long “here’s the latest from Team Brammo” on Facebook that gave some interesting details. First and most heartening is that the Brammo paddock had a constant stream of visitors “since Friday” which is typically a slow day. …
It’s way cool that the 2013 electric motorcycle racing season (eRoadRacing World Cup) is featuring manufactured bikes, where in previous years the majority of bikes were prototype bikes. There are two manufactured bikes, Brammo’s Empulse TTX and Zero S, in existence with race-ready performance. Well, “race ready” so long as…
Shane Turpin – from Facebook Shane Turpin (Brammo Empulse RR) won overall in today’s eRoadRacing World Cup race at Indianapolis Speedway, with Kenyon Kluge (Zero S) winning the eSuperStock category. This was the first electric vehicle race held at the Indianapolis Speedway, a track that has the nickname “Gasoline Alley”,…
