Toyota Looking To Defend Electric Car Racing Title

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Toyota aims to keep its electric vehicle racing title at Pikes Peak in Colorado, unveiled an upgraded racer suited to the task. Read more →

Small Electric Racing Team Goes Against Big Boys At Pikes Peak

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The small nation of Latvia is represented this year in the grueling Pikes Peak hill climb race via an amateur electric car racing team. Read more →

German Student Electric Racing Car More Than Just Sleek Looks

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German researchers and students team on an all-electric racer designed to both compete and provide valuable data on electric vehicle performance. Read more →

Kleenspeed EV-X11 An All Electric Speed Demon

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Kleenspeed Technologies recently set a new lap record at the Refuel 2012 alternative cars competition with its extremely fast EV-X11 racer. Read more →

Drayson B12/69EV Electric Racer Smokes A New Record

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The Drayson B12/69EV electric racer recently set a new electric vehicle uphill record at the Goodwind Festival of Speed, showcasing the performance potential of electric vehicles. Read more →

Electric Drag Bike Breaks 200 MPH Barrier

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The light turned green and the Rocket was off, its front wheel lifting, the back wheel spinning furiously, and in less than 7 seconds a new record had been set. Read more →

Pikes Peak Car Race Champ Going Electric

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On the completely paved 2012 Pikes Peak course, perennial winner Nobuhiro Tajima will race up the mountain in a prototype electric vehicle. Read more →

Electric Car Claims 0-to-60 MPH In 3.2 Seconds

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The latest green speed machine is the AEDC, a prototype developed by the Spanish firm Quimera and a British car designer, Alex Letteriello. Read more →

The World’s Fastest Electric Race Car?

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The Drayson-Lola sends 850 horsepower to the rear wheels for a top speed of 200 mph, a zero-to-60 time of about three seconds and 100 mph in a mere 5.1 seconds. Read more →

Extended Range EV Finishes Dakar Rally

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More than the route changed in this year's famous Dakar rally; this was the first year an extended-range electric vehicle not only entered Dakar, but finished. Read more →