From a press release issued by Team Electric Motorsport
Team Electric Motorsport, winners of the Isle of Man TTXGP Open Class, is now accepting resumes from competitive riders to compete in the eGrandPrix being held at Infineon Raceway May 14th-16th. Due to sensitive horsepower/weight ratio concerns, riders over 5′10″ tall and weighing over 160 pounds need not apply.
Road racer Jennifer Bromme, owner of Werkstatt Racing and Repair will be on the starting grid on May 14-16, 2010 for the first round of the TTXGP at Infineon Raceway. Bromme will be riding the Mavizen TTX02 electric superbike, the only example in North America.
The Werkstatt Mavizen TTX02 is the second generation of the 2009 Isle of Man TTXGP winning electric motorcycle and the world’s first production electric superbike. With a number of world firsts, a proven chassis from KTM and the Agni electric drive train from the Isle of Man winning racer, the TTX02 is an exclusive opportunity to procure a platform for development and racing for the TTXGP series. More information can be obtained at Mavizen.com.
In 2009, a tiny island in the middle of the Irish Sea played host to something spectacular. The place was the Isle of Man. The event was the TTXGP, the world’s first zero-emissions, electric superbike race. For 2010, the TTXGP is expanding in the U.S. and Europe, and California gets first dibs.
As it should. Ten of the 12 teams competing in the TTXGP North America are from our fair state.
When the four-race series kicks off on Sonoma’s Infineon Raceway on May 16, the competitors, who are running a mix of purpose-built and retrofitted electric motorcycles, will have a chance to max out their bike’s whisper-quiet motors as they run 12 laps on the 2.22-mile course. Though some of the bigger names in electric bikes are missing – Mission Motors from San Francisco and Brammo of Ashland, Ore. — a number of smaller players are filling the void to drive innovation in the fledgling field of electric propulsion.
We’ve got the exclusive on who’s competing — and what they’re riding…
Motorcycle company Brammo Enertia has created one of the first bikes which runs fully from electric power. WBBM’s Angie Hunt reports from Ames, Iowa, where one resident has tested his new wheels.
Electric motorcycles are part of the whole initiative to bring all sorts of electric vehicles into the mainstream. This article discusses some of the bigger issues, while focusing on a few American companies that are leading the way. Look for more coverage to come as we continue to get further plugged in…
Native, Brammo and Zero are three U.S. electric motorcycle manufacturers that within the past three years have begun offering road-legal models for under $10,000, a price considered attainable by average consumers.
Alongside their move into a world long dominated by gasoline power, questions persist: Will they merely carve a small niche and go no further? Will they have what it takes to earn increasing respect? Could there even come a day when they take preeminence over traditional motorcycles?
According to a study publicized mid-February by Boulder Colo.-based Pike Research, 466 million new electric-powered two wheelers will be sold between now and 2016.
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