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Cedric Lynch: Batteries the bottleneck to gasoline-level performance

Ask just about anyone who follows the green automotive industry what's holding back electric cars and you'll likely get the same answer: It's the batteries. Though today's lithium ion packs are orders of magnitude better than the lead acid units of a few decades ago, these advanced power packs still can't hold a candle to the available energy of a full tank of gasoline. Still, advancements can be found in other areas of electric vehicle technology, including the motors. Taking a look at the inaugural running of the TTXGP at the Isle of ... Read more →

To Infineon and Beyond: TTXGP brings electric motorcycle racing to America Jeremy Korzeniewski

Earlier this year at the annual time trials at the famed Isle of Man, the inaugural TTXGP electric motorcycle race proved that battery-powered bikes can be just as entertaining and exciting as ...

SEMA 2009: Mavizen introduces 130-mph TTX02 electric racebike Jeremy Korzeniewski

Right on schedule, Mavizen has released its TTX02 electric motorcycle at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Well, if you listen to Azhar Hussain, TTXGP founder and the entrepreneur behind this racebike, ...

Mavizen releases another revealing teaser of TTX02 electric bike Jeremy Korzeniewski

Teasers... generally the small, grainy, purposely-blurred or otherwise difficult to decipher images don't give away very much and are used to generate excitement for a new product before its official ...

Lightning Motorcycles hits 166 miles per hour at Bonneville Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

SEMA Preview: Mavizen TTX02 electric motorcycle to be unveiled in Vegas 1 month 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 ...

TTXGP to add Supermoto class for 2010 2 months 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 ...

VIDEO: Footage from TTXGP race finally released 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

We're still more than a bit disappointed that there was no real live coverage here in the States of the TTXGP electric motorcycle race at the Isle of Man last month. What's more, it's taken way too long for good video from the event organizers to show up. In any case, the video pasted after the ...

FIM to launch a new electric motorcycle racing series in 2010 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Following up on the success of the world's first zero-emissions motorcycle race at the Isle of Man earlier this month, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has announced plans to launch a new electric motorcycle racing series in 2010. As part of the Road Racing ...

eGrandPrix in America: Your chance to race an electric motorcycle 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The officials behind the just-completed TTXGP on the famed Isle of Man and the upcoming zero-emissions motorcycle race at the Mid Ohio race track in America have issued an invitation to anyone with an electric motorcycle that they believe can compete at a race pace for at least 20 miles to ...

Mission Motors returns from TTXGP with sights set on Mid-Ohio race 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that the TTXGP zero-emissions motorcycle race at the Isle of Man has ended with Team Agni bringing home the win, at least a few of the competitors are turning their attention towards the next step in electric motorcycle racing. According to Forrest North, Founder and CEO of Mission Motors: ...

Mission Motors' TTXGP race bike unveiled 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

There's just a few more days until the running of the TTXGP at the Isle of Man. Being that this is the inaugural running of the world's first zero-emissions motorcycle race, it's really impossible to have a clear idea of which teams should be considered front-runners, but there's certainly lots ...

TTXGP eGrandPrix comes to the USA 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

As excited as we are about the upcoming TTXGP zero-emissions eGrandPrix, we're more than a bit bummed that we're not going to get the chance to see the bikes take to the track in person. With that in mind, we were quite pleased to hear that the organizers behind the electric motorcycle race are ...

Motoczysz releases pics of completed E1pc electric superbike 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Finally, speculation on the appearance of the Motoczysz E1pc can end as the fledgling American motorcycle maker has released an official set of pictures of the machine that will be taking on the rest of the field at the upcoming TTXGP zero-emission eGrandPrix motorcycle race at the Isle of Man. ...

Complete list of confirmed TTXGP riders released 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Officials from the upcoming TTXGP zero emissions motorcycle race at the Isle of Man have released an updated list of riders taking part in the event. Back in April, there were 24 official entries for the race, and while that number has been whittled down a bit to 20 riders, it's still an ...

Best Buy official sponsor for Brammo Enertia TTXGP race team 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Best Buy has hopped on as an official sponsor of the Brammo Enertia race team, which will be campaigning a pair of electric motorcycles at the world's first zero-emissions motorcycle race on June 12th at the Isle of Man. The news of Best Buy's involvement doesn't come as too much of a surprise ...

Spy Shots: Mission Motors TTXGP entry snapped at Infineon 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

There's just 45 days until the running of the world's first zero emissions motorcycle time trial, and a number of the teams that plan to compete in the Isle of Man's carbon-free Grand Prix are hard at work testing their creations. One such machine, the Mission One from Mission Motors, has ...

Zero Motorcycles sets electric motorcycle endurance record 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

While the biggest news coming from Zero Motorcycles' California offices this week is undoubtedly the introduction of the new street-legal Zero S electric supermoto bike, we didn't forget about the 24 Hours of Electricoss that took place last weekend. According to reports, the event was a ...

Motoczysz to enter TTXGP? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

A rather cryptic message has appeared on the website for Motoczysz, the fledgling would-be motorcycle manufacturer that's been hard at work developing an American-made, race-ready two-wheeler. It's been months since the last update, which, according to The Kneeslider, is apparently due to an ...

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