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Lightning Motorcycles hits 166 miles per hour at Bonneville 23 days ago on Autoblog Green

Suddenly, we've got a competition on our hands. While it didn't seem likely that any other electric motorcycle manufacturers would even attempt to top Mission Motors' recent 150-plus mile per hour record run for a production-intent vehicle (the team hit 161 mph at one point) at the Bonneville ...

SEMA Preview: Mavizen TTX02 electric motorcycle to be unveiled in Vegas 23 days ago on Autoblog Green

According to the official TTXGP blog, the long-awaited TTX02 electric racebike will be unveiled November 3rd at the giant SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Based on the race-winning Agni X01 electric motorcycle with a frame sourced from an unknown "leading motorcycle manufacturer," the team behind the ...

Zero Emission Race plans to go around the world in 80 days 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

It's been less than a year since Louis Palmer ended his 17-month circumnavigation of the planet in his solar-powered "taxi" and it seems the experience has inspired him to organize something bigger and better. The Swiss teacher is putting together a zero emissions race around the world that ...

Acura and Porsche take inaugural ALMS Green Challenge championship 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Season 1 of the American Le Mans Series' Michelin GreenX Challenge is now in the books with Acura and Porsche taking the inaugural season championship. The 2009 season wrapped up at Laguna Seca this weekend with Gil de Ferran taking overall victory in the Acura ARX-02a and the No. 45 Flying ...

TTXGP to add Supermoto class for 2010 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Following up on the successful launch of the TTXGP zero-emissions motorcycle race at the Isle of Man earlier this year, the organizers behind the racing series have decided to branch out in 2010 to include a Supermoto class in addition to the Pro1 and Pro2 classes that have already been ...

Killacycle electrocutes its own quarter mile record [w/VIDEO] 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Its been a mixed year for the A123-sponsored Killacycle crew. On one hand, they've been involved with bringing an electric delivery truck to market and that's cool. On the racing hand, well, there hasn't been much to report. Although entered in the TTXGP, they were a disappointing no-show. An ...

Audi and Porsche win Michelin GreenX Challenge at Petit Le Mans 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The American Le Mans Series ran half of its annual flagship race this past weekend at a rain-saturated Road Atlanta track in Georgia. The race marked the first anniversary of the inauguration of the ALMS Green Challenge and in spite of the truncated race length, organizers announced winners in ...

Dyson Racing debuts ethanol-biobutanol blend at Petit Le Mans 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

When we spoke with American Le Mans Series CEO Scott Atherton at the Detroit Auto Show last January he revealed that discussions were being held between the series and parties interested in racing with a new fuel. At the time he declined to reveal the nature of the fuel but expected to announce ...

VIDEO: Rush runs Leno's Green Car Challenge, takes out Al Gore twice 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

As expected, Rush Limbaugh strapped himself behind the wheel of Ford's specially-prepped electric Focus hatchback as part of Jay Leno's Green Car Challenge last night. We don't mean to brag or anything (well, maybe just a little), but we totally predicted the outcome way in advance of the actual ...

Buckeye Bullet 2 claims land speed record for fuel cell vehicles, 300.992 mph 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

We first heard about the Buckeye Bullet 2 about two years ago when we were covering the Ford Fusion 999 land speed record project. The student engineering team from The Ohio State University was collaborating with engineers from Ford and the two teams shared data on improving performance of the ...



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