Yesterday Tesla Motors unveiled the ‘D’, the Dual Drive version of the Tesla Model S. The fully tricked out Model S P85D will set you back a minimum of $120,000, and be the fastest 4 door sedan ever built. Raw acceleration is demonstrated by the video below, and the spec…
Why do I cover electric racing news? (a sister site to Long Tail Pipe is Electric Race News) It’s because I know about the general stereotype that electric vehicles can only be slow boring ugly golf carts. This isn’t true, but that’s the stereotype, and electric racing is a way…
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…
The StuntBusters on SPEED TV attempt to answer the question whether electric or gas powered vehicles are faster, and there are dozens of teams around the world doing the same thing in electric racing events on real tracks, under real race conditions. The StuntBusters TV show (SPEED TV) recently did…
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…
The neat and tidy story where the TTXGP is establishing an electric motorcycle racing series, well, that story got twisted last week when the FIM announced their own electric motorcycle racing series (see FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing series, without TTXGP). Writing on Nov 30 on the blog,…
Until now the story regarding the development of zero carbon footprint motorcycle racing was simple. The TTXGP organization, led by Azhar Hussain, was developing the race series, collaborating with several motorcycle racing governing bodies to establish the rules. This included the FIM and its US (AMA) and UK (ACU) affiliate…
November 3, 2009 (SEMA, Las Vegas) – At the SEMA trade show this week Mavizen has unveiled their all electric superbike, the TTX02. As previously reported (see More info on the electric superbike coming soon from Mavizen) Mavizen is closely tied to the TTXGP organization and this bike is targeted…
A minister from the Isle of Man government, the Honorable John Shimmin, will be on hand in Las Vegas on November 3 to help launch Mavizen’s TTX02 electric superbike. This electric motorcycle is meant to be a bootstrap vehicle for teams wishing to compete in the TTXGP racing series. The…
Over the last week on the Bonneville Salt Flats saw the Lightning Motors team led by Richard Hatfield speed testing an electric motorcycle. Their efforts culminated in a recorded 166 miles/hr speed run on Saturday, Oct 10, 2009, leapfrogging an earlier speed record established by Mission Motors. Lightning Motors had…
The TTXGP has announced an agreement with the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) for “terms and contracts to deliver the worlds first zero carbon national championship”. It will be a series of four races with two classes of zero carbon motorcycles (principally electric). The TTXGP launched in 2008 with a vision of…
The eGrandPrix is an electric motorcycle racing organization launched over the last year. Their first race, the TTXGP, was held in June on the Isle of Man as part of the yearly TT racing event. The second event was an eGrandPrix exhibition at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days event in…
Over the weekend of July 24-26 history was made at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. The TTXGP/eGrandPrix electric motorcycle racing series officially launched in the U.S. (see: part 1 of this report) Seven teams attended the event, four of whom rode a bike on the track. These were exhibition rides…
