KillaCycle Racing took the KillaJoule to the Loring Timing Association speed trials last week, setting a top speed of 188.063 miles/hr. The KillaJoule is a fully streamlined electric motorcycle. In postings on their Facebook page (see links below) Eva explained that “KillaJoule ran mechanically absolutely perfectly. It ran straight as…
The 2012 TTXGP Australia series held round two this weekend, but the TTXGP website does not have official results from the event. In the meantime we learn from Team Catavolt’s Facebook page that they won, but there are no details. In the lack of details, here are a few pictures…
I don’t know much more about this than what’s in the following video, and the comment under the video reads: The Lawless Electric Rocket bike piloted by Larry “Spiderman” McBride made history May 4, 2012 with a National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) DMC/A3 record run of 6.940 at 201.37…
The Buckeye Electric Motorcycle Race Team set an East Coast Timing Association (ECTA) speed record for electric motorcycles, July 8, 2012. The record speed was 144.352mph at the East Coast Timing Association Ohio Mile Track located in Wilmington, Ohio. The team is claiming to now hold the title of fastest…
Falling battery pack prices will contribute to lower cost of ownership for electric cars, and a few years into the future electric cars could be cheaper to own than gasoline powered ones, according to a report from McKinsey Quarterly. A study released recently by McKinsey & Company says that, because…
An hour ago this normal everywhere intersection was full of police, fire and emergency vehicles. A few minutes before I had been in my house quietly writing a news article about a 500 mile electric car being developed in Denmark, when there was a thud outside followed by screams. When…
An appearance of the Toyota 2000GT SEV at the Goodwood Festival of Speed has sparked rumors of Toyota “going after Tesla” with an electric sports car. A rumor is circulating that Toyota is developing an electric sports car that could rival the Tesla Roadster. While that’s a curious claim considering…
Last weekend the TTXGP came to the Snetterton track for round 2 of the 2012 TTXGP Europe series. It appears there were four teams: Meunch Racing, Zongshen (2 bikes), BEMSEE Racing, and Performance Bike. It also appears to have been a wet weekend, the pictures show a damp track, and one…
A few little updates from Moto Electra Racing, the sometimes- TTXGP racing team run by Brian Richardson which is unfortunately unable to race in the 2012 season. Of course that hasn’t stopped them from doing other things, cool and interesting things. First – they’ll be attending the AMA Vintage Motorcycle…
Wedding and Event Planning company, Main Event Caterers, announced today they were the first such company in the Washington DC area to use aquaponic farming. This move underscores the company’s efforts in sustainable business operations, by ensuring more of the food the company serves at catered events is locally grown,…
Over on the TTXGP Matters blog is an interesting read suggesting that the eSuperStock Award in the 2012 North America TTXGP has brought us great racing, and that it’s a great success. I suppose it all depends on how you look at it, but I find myself being disappointed with…
Quimera AEDC at Goodwood – Hill Climb – 29th June 2012 AEDC running in a street show during the Presentation of the Altran Excellence Centre for New Automotive Technologies (Barcelona, 10th of May 2012) AEDC – All Electric Drift Car in Diagonal Avenue, heading to Hotel Rey Juan Carlos (May,…
While the Tesla Model S has all the appearances of a luxury sedan, under the covers is the power plant of a sports car, as was proved last weekend when four Model S’s took the top positions in a large electric car time trial race. Under the sleek luxury sedan facade of the Tesla Model…
I had the best of intentions to post several quick reports from the track throughout the day at the REFUEL 2012 event, but did only the one. Now it’s late at night and I just want to go to sleep. But it’ll be good to write up a quick something…
The REFUEL event is more than just a track day for electric vehicle owners. Speed Ventures is a company that trains race driving and they incorporate classroom time between track sessions. The group has just had one round of cars and bikes on the track. This may be the biggest…
