Announcements from SWIGZ.COM, CRP Racing, Zero Motorcycles demonstrate support for TTXGP

Regardless of the recent announcement by FIM of their competing electric motorcyle race, several organizations have announced participation in the TTXGP series.  These moves demonstrate continuing support for the TTXGP race series especially as some followed FIM’s announcement. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. November 7, 2009 – The SWIGZ.COM Pro racing…

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Flux Power, a San Diego based startup company, has introduced (on Nov 20) a family of lithium-iron-phosphate battery products.

The product line includes a battery packaged with battery management circuits, a charger, and a “drive system” promised to be available in mid-2010.  The battery shares look and feel with the common lead-acid battery but its guts are made from highly advanced lithium battery cells.  The built-in battery management capabilities…

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Is Hesketh Motors signaling the rebirth of Vectrix?

The Vectrix was the first highway capable production electric motorcycle when introduced in 2007.  Unfortunately the company ran into financial difficulties (see: Why Vectrix is teetering on bankruptcy, pt. I) and in September declared bankruptcy (see: Vectrix is dead, long live the New Vectrix?) with an announced intention for a…

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