It is 4:30 pm and the TTXGP qualifying race is at 5:30. It was looking dicey whether Brammo would be able get into the race considering the damage. Lo and behold, Brammo just pulled in with a fully rebuilt bike and the team is quickly getting set up. Of course…
This morning saw a practice round in the 2012 TTXGP electric motorcycle race at Infineon. Participating were two bikes from Lightning Motorcycles, and the four bikes from Zero Motorcycles. The Lightning Motorcycles bikes were nearly knocked out yesterday after a failure in the chain tensioner caused Michael Barnes’ bike to…
During yesterday’s practice round at the 2012 TTXGP race at Infineon Raceway, Steve Atlas riding for Team Icon Brammo wrecked (a high side in turn 7), and was brought to the hospital, taking the Brammo Empulse RR out of the race. The accident occurred just after Atlas exited the corner.…
It’s the opening weekend of the 2012 TTXGP North America electric motorcycle race series. One bit of excitement in yesterday’s practice round was when the #80 Lightning Motorcycles bike, ridden by Michael Barnes, suddenly pulled off to the side of the track. The cause was both extremely mundane, and testament…
In a preview to this weekend’s TTXGP race the Infineon Raceway staff sent out an interview with Brammo looking forward to this weekends TTXGP 2012 Season opening race. Buried among the chatter about the bikes, Brian Wisman was asked about the Empulse TTX which had been announced last summer. In…
A couple days the TTXGP crew announced the entry list for this weekends TTXGP 2012 season opener at the Infineon Raceway. The lineup shows some familiar teams, we expect a battle royale between Lightning Motorcycles and Brammo, and there is a surprise that may delight us. The entry list (see…
A Texas town is ignoring its own test results to allow fracking to continue in violation of city ordinances and to the endangerment of local residents. Frack Jobs (a.k.a. Hydraulic Fracturing) is a controversial method of expanding natural gas and fossil oil production from old fields. Well, controversial to some,…
As we gear up for the 2012 TTXGP North America season opening race at Infineon Raceway, we learn that Moto-Electra Racing will not be at the race. In a note on the teams Facebook page, Moto-Electric Racing team owner Brian Richardson posted a note (see text below) about their plans…
This weekend an electric car, a Ford Focus Electric, will be the pace car in the NASCAR Capital City 400, at the Richmond International Raceway. Unfortunately it won’t be participating in the race, just acting as the pace car. Still, this could be a significant move in that getting electric…
The opening round of the eFXC/TTXGP 2012 Australian series was held south of Sydney at Wakefield Park raceway last weekend, with a single race being held on both Saturday and Sunday. The race had two teams participating, Ripperton and Solar Power Australia (Catavolt). Both teams made many improvements to their…
A couple weeks ago the 2012 FIM e-Power race series launched on the weekend of April 15 at Mangy-Cours. The race had a small showing of teams and unsurprisingly Meunch won the race. Meunch had not only Matthias Himmelmann riding but new team-mate Katja Poensgen. “We are very happy with…
After last years struggles between FIM and TTXGP running joint electric motorcycle race events we thought they would not repeat the experiment in 2012. We are pleasantly pleased and excited to see the following:Strengthening the collaboration between FIM and TTXGP both parties have once again agreed to combine three rounds…
Have an electric car, and want to drive it around a real race track? If you live near Indianapolis you can go to the Indianapolis Speedway on Saturday May 12 and take a spin around that famous race track. The event is named The EV Rally and is sponsored in…
Electric car maker Coda Automotive’s second act is well underway with a new partnership deal, with Great Wall Motors of China, to jointly develop an electric car for worldwide distribution, targeting an MSRP closer to that of equivalent gasoline cars. Coda Automotive announced today, from the Beijing Auto Show, that…
Brammo’s Empulse R electric motorcycle, with its 100+ miles/hr top speed and 121 miles city range, jumps past Zero Motorcycles’ S ZF9, making the Empulse R the new king of production electric motorcycles. As promised with last weeks video teaser release, Electric Motorcycle manufacturer Brammo announced today the specifications for…
