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Mike — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:42:51 +0000

The site won’t be updated for quite awhile. I’m finding less and less time to update it between other hobbies and work. You can get your electric motorcycle fix at one of these great sites, too: Plug Bike Ivar Kvadsheim eMotoRules © 2010 ElectricMotorcycles.netSummer Break

TTXGP Electric Motorcycle Race Becomes a Dogfight

Mike — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:27:01 +0000

By Chuck Squatriglia SONOMA COUNTY, California — Seasoned pro Shawn Higbee won North America’s first-ever electric motorcycle grand prix today in a race that was tighter than the finish would suggest. Ten riders competed in the 25-mile race around Infineon Raceway, but all the action was at the front of the pack. The 11-lap race was a [...]

Electra Racing Goes Old-School With an Electric Norton

Mike — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:19:07 +0000

SONOMA COUNTY, California — Team Electra’s entry in the TTXGP electric motorcycle race looks like something from the 1960s. That’s because it is. Team Electra is among the 12 teams here at Infineon Raceway to kick off the TTXGP North American electric motorcycle race series this weekend, and it is the only one coming out of the [...]

Zero Motorcycles Plans Expansion for Next-Gen Electric Motorcycle Development

Mike — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:21:54 +0000

Electric motorcycle maker Zero Motorcycles is planning an expansion into Santa Cruz, Calif., where it will erect facilities to research, develop and sell its next generation of products. The Scotts Valley, Calif.-based OEM plans to use $800,000 in grants and loans from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to build powertrain research, manufacturing and retail facilities in [...]

HHI’s Volta 102 – rockers vs. mods goes electric

Mike — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:15:03 +0000

by Nik Bristow Say you’re in the market for an electric motorcycle but you don’t like the modern styling of a Zero S or a Brammo Enertia. Or maybe you do, but some jerk who works in your office already has one. Well, now you can get a modern electric bike that looks like anything but. [...]

Electric cycles hit the racetrack

Mike — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:44:14 +0000

By BOB NORBERG A new generation of racing technology rolled onto Infineon Raceway Tuesday, where sleek, handcrafted motorcycles reached racetrack speeds while sounding no louder than a kitchen blender. “Just a low whine,” said Kenyon Kluge of Santa Cruz, the owner and rider of K Squared Racing. “That is part of the resistance … people want the [...]

Quantya scores frist victory in in first AMA-sanctioned race

Mike — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:22:56 +0000

LAS VEGAS, NV (May 7, 2010) – Drew Gosselaar and his Quantya “Track” electric motorcycle scored the top spot in the first ever AMA-sanctioned electric versus gas-powered dirt bike race, dubbed the Energy Crisiscross (ECX) at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV this past weekend. Gosselaar led an electric bike sweep of the top [...]

Roehr releases details on electric models

Mike — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:08:08 +0000

Deliveries to begin in the summer. Roehr Motorcycles has released more information about its line of electric sportbikes including two street models and a higher-spec racing version. The Illinois-based manufacturer announced its entry in the electric motorcycle segment in January with two eRoehr models, the eSuperbike and the entry-level eSupersport. They will be joined by the Roehr’s [...]

K Squared Racing’s Zero S TTXGP Bike |

Mike — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:02:06 +0000

K Squared Racing’s Zero S TTXGP BikeZero Motorcycle’s Electrical Engineer Kenyon Kluge was out at Thunder Hill Park Raceway testing his K Squared Racing Zero S last week. Kenyon decided to get in the TTXGP mix late and did a great job modifying the Zero S for race duty in a short amount of time. [...]

TTXGP developments coming fast and furious; plenty more electric motorcycle racing on the horizon

Mike — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:46:49 +0000

If the inaugural TTXGP on the Isle of Man whetted your appetite for more electric motorcycle racing, you can look forward to lots of feasting in 2010. In addition to another stand-alone island race (this time with a 2 lap class replacing the open class) plans are afoot for a 3-continent, 5-race Fédération Internationale de [...]

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TTXGP developments coming fast and furious; plenty more electric motorcycle racing on the horizon