The world et al is getting ready for the IOM TT ZERO race, and one of the people involved is John McGuinness riding for Team Mugen. Shows some up-close pics of the Mugen bike. It appears there are two of the bikes, and probably one is a backup bike. Our friends…
At a public hearing today convened by California Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett to discuss Electric Vehicle Deployment, representatives of GM and Nissan sparred over electric car fast charging standards. A big battle is being fought over the charging socket of electric cars, one in which billions of dollars in…
In late April the SES TT Zero organizers posted the entry list at – http://www.iomtt.com/News/2012/04/23/2012-SES-TT-Zero-Challenge-attracts-highest-entry-ever.aspx It is the largest entry list with this race under the TT ZERO name. The inaugural year, under the TTXGP name, had a larger entry list, but not all of those teams made it to the…
“British Superbike race team, Bournemouth Kawasaki Racing and electric powertrain innovators, Zytek Automotive, have joined forces to develop an Electric Motorcycle to take part in the Isle of Man SES TT Zero race on 6 June. … The team, which is being supported by Kawasaki Motors UK, are using a…
This was posted on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/advantage.co.jp). It’s an electric motorcycle, apparently heading to the TT ZERO race. It also appears here – http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=437769106234858&id=185942131524630 – posted by http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yoshinari-Matsushita-Challenge-to-IomTT-2012/185942131524630 with the subtitle “TT ZERO Bike”. This doesn’t seem to match any entry on the official TT ZERO entry list (http://www.iomtt.com/News/2012/04/23/2012-SES-TT-Zero-Challenge-attracts-highest-entry-ever.aspx) On the IOMTT forum I find…
The TTXGP staff posted this video, some of which was an interview recorded just moments before Steve Atlas’ accident during the practice round for the TTXGP race at Infineon, 2012. During that practice round Steve Atlas had a high-side accident at turn 7, messing up one finger, and giving a…
Kenyon Kluge rides his Zero electric motorcycle during the first practice session on Friday, at Infineon Raceway. TTXGP North American Championship 2012, Round 1. Tim Hunt Lightning Electric Motorcycle Practice 2 Infineon TTXGP North American Championship 2012 On board Camera. Kenyon Kluge (KSquared Racing), Jason Lauritzen & Jennifer Everson Lauritzen…
One of the Zero engineers posted this youtube video from the recent TTXGP race at Infineon Raceway. He wrote the following comment on the posting, and refers to the troubles faced by Lightning and Brammo that I documented earlier. This is video from the 2012 Sears Point Infinion raceway TTXGP.…
Electric Vehicle West (EV West) is an electric vehicle conversion shop in San Diego which has built a drag car or three. I first met them at the 2011 REFUEL race, where they had a large contingent of people wearing EV West branded t-shirts. The company just announced they had…
Newly discovered Fisker documents, dated from several weeks ago, showcase previously unknown facts about the upcoming EV. Prior to yesterday, there was not a great deal of information available regarding the upcoming Fisker Atlantic. Originally called “Project Nina,” the Atlantic is a plug-in hybrid concept first shown publicly at the…
The CHADEMO standard exists in the i-MiEV and LEAF, but a consortium of automakers are using the SAE J1772 committee to develop a completely different system, and hopefully electric car owners will benefit in the end. At this weeks EVS26 electric vehicle conference, the impending choice between DC fast charging…
In a surprise twist in last weekends TTXGP 2012 North America season opener at the Infineon Raceway, Zero Motorcycles ended up taking a clean sweep of the podium. The upset result in the electric motorcycle race occurred after Team Icon Brammo pulled out (due to two accidents – Atlas and Rapp)…
Schneider-Electric unveils new electric car DC Fast Charge station, compatible with the CHADEMO protocol, that has the vitally important UL listing, and which can be upgraded to the new SAE DC Fast Charge protocol once that is finished. This week at the EVS26 symposium in Los Angeles, Schneider Electric announced…
To thumping music in a trendy Sunset Blvd club before excited fans, Brammo launched the long-awated Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles, delivering ground-breaking performance, looks and features. Last night, to thumping music in a packed trendy club on Hollywood’s Sunset Blvd, Brammo officially launched the Empulse and Empulse R…
In todays qualifying round for the 2012 TTXGP race at Infineon, Steve Rapp was riding for Team Icon Brammo in place of the teams regular rider, Steve Atlas, after he was taken out due to a crash yesterday. The team had spent all night rebuilding the bike, arriving just in…
