I covered the latest race in the Electric Motorcycle Grand Prix (aka “The E-Grand Prix” or “TTXGP”) at FutureCars this week and am looking forward to the next one happening in mid-June. The race was streamed live and was an awesome show. Now, a recorded version of that stream is available thanks to Wired’s Autopia [...]
Archive for May, 2010
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Gates Automotive – Hybrid Tow Trucks in New York
May 29th, 2010 
Aaron Turpen Note: this is from GreenBigTruck, another of my websites. Another version of this, focused on the capabilities of the Kenworth T270, will be published on FutureCars soon. One of the great things about doing thatinterview on NPR last week was the amount of feedback and the number of new people I met (mostly virtually, of [...]
First Electric Motorcycle to Conquer Pike’s Peak
May 26th, 2010 Aaron Turpen A quick note of congratulations is in order for Eva Hakansson and the KillaCycle Team for taking Eva’s electric conversion, the ElectriCat, up Pike’s Peak in Colorado today. This is the first time an electric motorbike has gone up Pike’s Peak to the 14,110 foot summit. Great job, Eva and the Gang! Here’s a couple [...]
Tags: Bamboo Taxi Shown in Japan – the Meguru
May 26th, 2010 Aaron Turpen This might seem stupid or just a stunt by some crazy Japanese companies looking for cheap press, but it’s actually a serious endeavor and has some merit. It’s the Meguru, an amalgam of bamboo and steel to create a stylish, electric rickshaw-style taxi for Japanese cities. It’s been developed in a three-way venture between the [...]
Senate Exempts Car Dealers From Consumer Protection Regs
May 25th, 2010 Aaron Turpen How nice. The U.S. Senate couldn’t get an amendment through to add an exemption to the new banking and consumer loan regulations (as did the House of Representatives), so instead they cast a “nobody will notice this” vote later to allow their negotiators to include it when the bill is reconciled with the House version. [...]
Have Lunch With Local Motors and the Rally Fighter
May 25th, 2010 Aaron Turpen I got this today and wanted to quickly pass it on. If you’re on the Phoenix, Arizona area, you may want to head on over tomorrow and spend some time with the Local Motors team and the Rally Fighter. They recently sold unit number 100, by the way. If you are in the Phoenix area [...]
