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Electric Killacycle to attempt world record dragstrip pass

May 30th 2007 8:47AM - 1 Comment

The Killacycle is the current world record holder for the quickest quarter mile time for any electric vehicle. It is powered by two 6.7 inch electric motors, which operate on 374 volts of lithium ion power using a custom battery pack provided by ...

KillaCycle drops into the seven second range in the quarter mile

Nov 12th 2007 10:58AM - 5 Comments

We've reported previously on the KillaCycle, a battery powered drag bike that stores energy in lithium ion cells from A123 Systems. The last time we heard from them the bike had crashed during a demonstration run back in September. This weekend the ...

Killacycle goes Kiwi hunting

Dec 13th 2009 9:22AM - 9 Comments

Having conquered all on this part of the planet and with its quarter-mile record of 7.864 seconds @ 169 mph, the Killacycle is going Kiwi hunting. Yes, the world's fastest cordless drill on wheels has been boxed up and is headed to New Zealand ...

KillaCycle takes off, crashes into parked minivan; Bill Dube OK

Sep 14th 2007 11:18AM - 13 Comments

Since we have brought you past news on Bill Dube's KillaCycle, we thought that you might like to know that the owner/builder of the machine (and not the normal rider!) is all right after a crash. The accident happened while Dube was giving a ...

Killacycle vs Mini-Me Killacycle at Wayland Invitational

Jul 24th 2009 8:02AM - 1 Comment

The Portland International Raceway should be a little quieter for the next couple of days as the Wayland Invitational kicks off with all kinds of electric vehicles ready to do battle on the drag strip. One of the more entertaining pairings may be a ...

Killacycle electrocutes its own quarter mile record [w/VIDEO]

Sep 29th 2009 5:02PM - 1 Comment

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 ...

VIDEO: Killacycle sets new record, takes back crown

Oct 25th 2008 2:50PM - 1 Comment

Click above for hi-res image of the Killacycle The A123-powered Killacycle crew are at it again and this time it's for keepsies. Although they've been making similarly speedy runs down the quarter-mile strip for some time, on the 23rd of October ...

Boulder Electric Vehicle makes trucks with Killacyclers [w/VIDEO]

Jul 20th 2009 2:57PM - 7 Comments

Boulder Electric Vehicle's truck – click above to watch the videos after the jump If an experienced and knowledgeable team counts for anything in the world of electric vehicle startups, then there is a good chance we may see new ...

EVS23 videos: Ener1's lithium-ion Prius, details on Killacycle crash

Dec 6th 2007 8:53AM - 2 Comments

Electric car advocate and vlogger Doug Korthof has posted several videos from EVS23, including the video above, which is a look at Ener1's lithium-ion Prius. Doug asked Ener1 fairly technical questions, so if you are interested in things like the ...

VIDEO: Killacycle rider sets quarter mile record... in a Tesla Roadster Sport?

Jul 28th 2009 5:27PM - 10 Comments

Click above to view the video after the jump It was another record-setting weekend for Killacycle pilot Scotty Pollachek at the Wayland Invitational drag racing event at the Portland International Raceway. However, he wasn't mounted atop the ...

Officially Official: TTXGP releases full list of participants

Apr 9th 2009 12:51PM - 6 Comments

Click above to enlarge the rendering of the electric motorcycle from Motoczysz Organizers for the upcoming TTXGP zero-emissions motorcycle race have finally released the full list of confirmed participants, which includes 24 motorcycles from 16 ...

Watch an electric motorcycle run an 8-second quarter mile

Mar 8th 2007 7:42AM - 3 Comments

The latest issue of Hot Rod just came, and on page 33 is a feature on KillaCycle. We mentioned KillaCycle a couple months ago after it was listed in a Yahoo! discussion group's top 12 electric-vehicle milestones for 2006. But it's nice to see this ...

Edmunds editor Karl Brauer offers a brief opinion on batteries for electric cars

Mar 30th 2007 7:02PM - 13 Comments

Karl Brauer, Editor in Chief at Edmund's has his own blog on the site, and in the latest installment, he highlights an electric motorcycle that I have heard about before, the Killacycle. What I did not know is that the cycle is capable of making a ...

ThunderStruck Motors is setting electric motorcycle records

Mar 15th 2008 11:29AM - 0 Comments

Bill Dube with his KillaCycle better watch his back 'cause ThunderStruck Motors has been setting electric motorcycle drag racing records left and right the past few weeks. On March 7, the team set a new NEDRA record of 11.693 seconds at 104.53 mph ...

A123 Systems IPO a go!

May 1st 2008 1:38PM - 4 Comments

A123 Systems is pretty hot right now. How hot? It's got more sizzle than the A123-powered Killacycle (pictured above). It's been on the receiving end of $100 million investment dollars in a little over a year. That's definitely hot. And it's not all ...

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