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0Video: Tesla Model S set to sizzle the drag strip, warms up the street [w/video] 1359075120
Members of the National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) are getting ready to sizzle away the seasonal blahs at their Winter Florida Nationals this coming Sunday at the Palm Beach International Raceway. This year the event has been folded into a day of street racing set up by Brooks ...
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Two Wheels: Mission R ride reveals why electric motorcycles rock 1344169680
We've been smitten with the Mission R electric motorcycle from Mission Motors since it was first revealed at the tail end of 2010. It looks beautiful, both stripped down naked or dressed up just enough to be street legal. Now living in something of an active retirement after handily winning the ...
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Spring Thaw will bring flood of electric racers to Tucson this weekend 1334153340
Although it's been a pretty mild winter across most of the U.S., electric racers are planning a serious Spring Thaw celebration down in Tucson, AZ this Saturday. And by serious, we mean multiple NEDRA-record-holder serious. Attendees can expect to see old favorites, such as John Wayland's ...
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Video: DC Plasma is one fast Fiero, watch it set new record for electric doorslammers 1330534800
When Pontiac first conjured up the mid-engined Fiero back in 1984, its performance was also middling. John Metric has one such 2M4 (2 Seat, Mid-Engined, 4-Cyl) from its introductory year and he's fixed that problem. Dubbed "DC Plasma," his electrified example has just reduced the quarter-mile ...
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IHRA officially recognizes electric vehicles, adopts drag racing rules 1324990440
Good news for high-amperage types who want to run their battery-powered race machines at a local drag track. Working with the National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA), the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has adopted rules for electric vehicles, giving track officials guidelines ...
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Two Wheels: Predator electric motorcycle sets new record with RC aircraft batteries 1320159420
When we saw the Predator electric drag bike last Spring, it was rockin' a pair of Toyota Prius battery packs. While it ran the quarter-mile quicker as quick as a Tesla Roadster with a time of 12.40 seconds at 94 miles an hour, its quickness wasn't quite as impressive as its Predator-themed ...
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Megawatt battery blasts Lawless Rocket to new record [w/VIDEO] 1305240960
Larry "Spiderman" McBride, aboard the Lawless EV Racing Rocket, has officially lowered the electric drag-racing limbo bar down to 7.246 seconds while reaching a speed of 185.46 miles per hour. That's only five mph short of the record-making run Chip Yates made on four times the real estate. It ...
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With Renagade, UPenn students create electric drag racing awesomeness 1299531240
UPENN Renegade – Click above to watch video after the jumpA lot of Universities around the world have solar racing teams that build cool UFO-looking vehicles that compete with each other for speed and efficiency records. The University of Pennsylvania is not one of them. They used to be, ... -
VIDEO: White Zombie sets quarter mile record with new lithium pack at Wayland Invitational V 1280923380
John Wayland's White Zombie – Click above to watch video after the jumpIn the 16 years since first electrifying a 1972 Datsun1200, John "Plasma Boy" Wayland has steadily made improvements to his street-legal machine, helping him set drag strip records on a relatively regular basis. This ... -
Killacycle electrocutes its own quarter mile record [w/VIDEO] 1254258120
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 ...

