We as a people are transitioning into a fundamentally different society than previous era’s of humanity. This multi-faceted transition is based on new capabilities given us by the new technologies bursting every day into our lives. The key transition making everything else possible, is the shift from burning stuff to…
Arthur Kowitz just posted an announcement in the Electric Racing group on Facebook (which I manage) titled – “Announcing a New eMotoRoadRacing Series in the USA!“. The announcement is basically that AHRMA will host an electric motorcycle racing series starting in 2014. For the first year it’s an exhibition series,…
The REFUEL race series is an all electric vehicle “race” that’s more like a track day for electric vehicle owners, and just held its fifth annual event. The series is organized by Speed Ventures, a racing instruction school that operates at least out of Laguna Seca Raceway. I’ve attended 4…
A student team at The Ohio State University, the Buckeye Current team, is getting ready to run at the 2013 TT ZERO. The team has a small budget, and a goal to build the fastest collegiate entry in the TT ZERO. Specifically, they want to Break The Ton (a 100+…
I feel okay now reporting the full situation for Catavolt due to them posting details on their Facebook page. Earlier I reported they had some problem and exited the qualifying round after one lap. They reported that in an earlier practice round they’d had a coolant leak (again, their hub…
We just had the qualifying round for the TTXGP and as expected Brammo and Muench came in the fastest. Brammo’s two riders came in 1st and 2nd with Eric Bostrom barely edging out Steve Atlas to take the pole. Both looked fabulous on the track and were going so fast…
Jeremiah Johnson is in the race by dint of doing major changes to the Zero S owned by his friend Terry Hershner owner of the lifeoffthegrid Facebook page. It’s hard to recognize this is a Zero S. Among the mods is a Sevcon Size 6 controller configured to talk with…
I’m at the 2012 TTXGP North America season finale at Miller Motorsports Park. This morning the teams are getting a little practice time with some of the gas bike groups and this afternoon is the qualifying round. The Zero Motorcycles team is here again with four bikes. Luke told me…
The qualifying round for the TTXGP 2012 race at Miller Motorsports was just run. 1st and 2nd in the starting grid will go to Brammo, Steve Atlas and Eric Bostrom. Both of them were running great, lap after lap of performance well above the others here this weekend, and they…
On Monday evening a small leak at the Chevron refinery in Richmond CA quickly escalated into a fire and explosion. The fire sent a cloud of black smoke and noxious fumes into the air, with residents being forced to “shelter in place”. Following the incident a flood of residents descended…
Unsurprisingly the top three positions on the grid for this weekends e-Power/TTX race are Lightning and Brammo, closely followed by Meunch Racing. However there are some surprises and disappointments further down the grid. I’ll do my best to add pictures to this later. The day offered excellent racing conditions, with…
The REFUEL event is more than just a track day for electric vehicle owners. Speed Ventures is a company that trains race driving and they incorporate classroom time between track sessions. The group has just had one round of cars and bikes on the track. This may be the biggest…
The controversy over whether a Tesla Roadster can be bricked is building, running the risk of spooking Tesla’s customers just as the company is about to start production and delivery of the Model S, and just as customers are beginning to line up with deposits on the Model X. Yesterday…
We don’t yet have electric airplane racing happening, but that doesn’t stop those who are building electric airplanes to see how fast or how far they can go. French pilot Hugues Duval has built an electric conversion of a tiny single-seater Cri Cri airplane, and been working on speed records with it.…
