SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Zero Motorcycles announced today the creation of its first street racing team and its plans to enter the upcoming 2010 TTXGP electric motorcycle series. Zero has indicated that its race-ready motorcycle will be using the same Z-Force powertrain technology that is currently used in its production electric motorcycles. Few additional details have been released on the development of Zero’s race bike, but it has been hinted that many of the design cues will come from the production Zero S street motorcycle.
TTXGP is the world’s first zero carbon and zero emissions motorcycle race series. The inaugural TTXGP race … Details
The FIM is the governing body of most motorcycle sports and is launching the new race series as part of an initiative to recognize both the new technology (and racers within it) and the growing trend towards greener, more eco-friendly vehicles.
Called the e-Power series, it will be held during the Endurance World Championship events.
In a move that … Details
We might be seeing the start of a new form of motorsport. Electric motorcycles have really been at the cutting edge of development recently, and it’s going to be really interesting to see exactly what happens.
In fact, the governing body of the MotoGP series is in the process of organizing some races. There are already four on the calendar, with more expected. While no official rules are … Details
Peugeot looks to be getting serious about its 3WD hybrid design which we first saw last year at the 2008 Paris Motorcycle Show with the HYbrid3 compressor. Debuting at the Milan Motorcycle Show will be a roofless version named the HYbrid3 Evolution which replaces the 21 bhp 125 cm3 supercharged motor with a 41 bhp 300 cm3 supercharged engine giving it a total of 49 bhp when combined with the two 3 kW (4.1 bhp) front wheel motors. The Evolution comes with stop-start engine technology and…Â Details