Having already made the leap into hybrid drive-trains with the GT3 R Hybrid and 918 Spyder, Porsche has now delivered a taste of possible future all-electric models by showcasing two Boxster E prototype variants at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin last week. Designed to retain the driving dynamics of their ICE driven brethren, the 4WD and 2WD prototypes are being used to investigate the integration of EVs into the company’s infrastructure as well as “explore the everyday practicality of all-electric vehicles.”  … More
London. 11 May 2011. Zero Motorcycles the global leader in electric motorcycle technology, is celebrating its victories in last weekend’s 2011 Geico AMA MiniMoto SX in Las Vegas. On Friday, May 6, Zero set some of the fastest qualifying times among both petrol and electric motorcycles. Quick from the start, they dominated the electric motorcycle heat race on production Zero MX dirt bikes.
During the race, Zero’s Blake Mitchell took  … Details
Lohner Semper Vivus review
The VW Beetle, the 356 and the eponymous Stuttgart sports car maker are the most obvious legacies of Ferdinand Porsche, but this precocious polymath designed a wild variety of vehicles, from the formidable Tiger II tank of the Second World War to the Auto Union 16-cylinder grand prix racing car.
Less well known are his designs for the Austrian coach and motor carriage maker Lohner, including the world’s first four-wheel-drive production car, the first in-wheel electric motors and this, the Semper Vivus (“Always Aliveâ€), the first extended-range battery hybrid car  … Pictures & More
The movie follows several teams to the world’s first zero-emissions grand prix on the Isle of Man in 2009 and on their return in 2010.
For the visionaries, this is history. For the petrol-heads its blasphemy. What is racing without the sound and fury of internal combustion engines?
CHARGE is about the future. It’s about change. It’s about the dream of a clean, green world. It’s about the dream of winning.
CHARGE is proof that maniacs on motorcycles can be a force for global good.