KillaJoule Racing just announced their next event is the Loring Land Speed Record event at the former Loring Air Force Base. The racing action is from July 13-15. The event is formatted differently from Bonneville. Where Bonneville is on salt, and records the average time over a mile (flying mile),…
Audi is the latest automaker to set an electric car lap speed record at the Nürburgring. This week the company brought a pair of Audi R8 e-tron’s to the fabled 20.8-kilometer (12.92-mile) race track to have a go at the lap record for series production electric cars. They achieved success with a 8:09.099…
The 90th annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was due to run on July 8, and feature several electric cars racing to the top. However global warming has caused a massive heat wave, dry conditions, and a massive fire in the mountains near Colorado Springs. Because Pikes Peak is in…
As I reported earlier, last weekend during the TTXGP race at Portland International Raceway, one of the MotoCzysz bikes nearly had a battery pack thermal runaway in the pit area. A couple videos have since been posted that show what happened. The videos below agree with the story Michael Czysz gave me…
After yesterdays wet weather, and the snafu with the battery pack on one of MotoCzysz’ bikes, the TTXGP electric motorcycle race today, at Portland International Raceway (PIR), went off pretty well. The weather was clear, partly cloudy, modest temperature, and an excited group of fans to watch the race. As…
As I reported yesterday, the operative word for the day was “WET” with rain on-and-off all the day. The qualifying round yesterday was supposed to be at about 3:50 PM, but a heavy rain squall piled in at 3:00 PM, with cats and dogs falling from the sky and everything.…
The TTXGP has finally come to Portland Oregon, one of the hotbeds of electric motorcycle and electric vehicles in general. The series had been slated to come to PIR last year, but something happened (I never bothered to find out what) and it didn’t happen. This year the series is…
At a ceremony attended by Gov. Jerry Brown and other dignitaries, Tesla Motors made first customer deliveries of the Model S electric car, calling it the best car, period. Before a packed crowd that included Gov. Jerry Brown, NHTSA Administrator Strickland, and other dignitaries, Tesla Motors made the first deliveries,…
With the Model S launch around the corner, the EPA released the official ratings today, confirming the numbers Tesla published last month, unless ones mind remembered the other, much higher, range rating claimed by Tesla. With the impending official launch of the Tesla Model S, the EPA released its official…
An inconveniently unplugged electric car can leave the owner of that car stranded with an unexpectedly flat battery pack, potentially inciting Hulk-like rage, but following common sense etiquette can avoid a whole world of outrage. The rise of electric cars will give us new ways to accidentally offend others. An…
At the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, Audi made a historic achievement with the first hybrid cars to win that race. While the title of this site is Electric Race News, we’ll mark this achievement under the rubric of “Electrified Vehicle Racing” because it was an electrified…
Because of its large battery, the Tesla Model S requires higher speed charging than other electric cars, and it turns out to have the most flexible charging interface of any electric car. Tesla Motors’ newest all electric car, the Tesla Model S, has a most interesting charging port that sets…
A123’s new Nanophosphate EXT technology offers better performance in cold and hot weather, reduces the need for thermal management systems, and is a breath of good news following months of difficult times at A123 Systems. Amid worries that A123 Systems might be unable to continue as a going concern, the…
Matthias Himmelmann rides the number 49 Munch Racing Motorcycle during practice for the opening round of the TTXGP European Championship 2012, at Falkenbergs Motorbana in Sweden. Thanks to Munch for the speed & lap data and video. Munch are making this bike and others available for individuals or companies to…
Round 1 of the North American TTXGP 2010 Championship took place at Infineon Raceway, in Sonoma, near San Francisco, California
