On April 10, 2011, while busy preparing the world’s most powerful electric superbike for the upcoming Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the SWIGZ boys decided to pop over to Mojave Airport for the Mojave Mile Competition, where Chip Yates hit 190.6 MPH in only his second and final run, instantly becoming the fastest electric motorcycle in the world! Speeds of over 200 MPH for the superbike were predicted, but a faulty generator blew up the team’s two charging systems so only two runs were possible.
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Four-time trial world champion Adam Raga wanted to make some noise to celebrate International Noise Awareness Day, so he swapped his roaring trial bike for an electric bike – and rode off to the beautiful Valley of Silence in El Bierzo in northern Spain.
The 89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, a classic time trial in Colorado Springs to be held this year on June 26, will include an electric motorcycle. Racer Chip Yates will pilot the 365-pound, 240-horsepower superbike in the Exhibition PowerSport Division
The bike, which Yates has previously raced against gasoline-powered’ motorcycles  … More
Tesla Motors has filed a lawsuit against the BBC’s Top Gear television program for “libel and malicious falsehood.†The suit stems from a 2008 Top Gear episode that featured the Tesla Roadster.
During the episode in question, Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson tested the Roadster on the show’s test track. However, the Roadster didn’t stand a chance, claims the lawsuit, as the show’s script called for  … More