Mahindra GenZe Electric Scooter Makes Debut In U.S. Mahindra GenZE electric scooter debuts in U.S. By Ted Dillard RideApart - Oct 9 2015 -
More on Mission: When Startups Fail (Commentary) More on Mission: When Startups Fail (Commentary) By Ted Dillard RideApart - Sep 21 2015 -
BorgWarner Acquires Remy International (w/video) Remy International, the Pendleton, Indiana-based motor and component company has been acquired by auto drivetrain component giant BorgWarner By Ted Dillard General - Jul 14 2015 -
Boston.com Takes Tesla P85D on Day Trip to Mt Washington, Whines Incessantly Boston.com takes day trip to Mt Washington in Tesla Model S, gets range anxiety. By Ted Dillard General - Jun 15 2015 -
Personal Projects: Power in Flux - The History of Electric Motorcycles I've put together a Kickstarter project to fund this book. One of the unexpected results? I've received a huge outpouring of support and encouragement from the most remote corners of the community, from guys who've worked in the trenches, behind the scenes at some of the most progressive companies developing products, to the biggest movers and shakers - all reaching out with information and access that I couldn't have possibly imagined. It's become a project with the entire community as stakeholders and contributors. By Ted Dillard RideApart - Jun 7 2015 -
"World's First" Electric Car Ferry Goes Live As we reported back a few months ago, the Norwegian "Ampere" hit the high seas (well, the ferry link across Sognefjord between Lavik and Oppedal, Norway, anyway) this month, according to the Seimens story, and is running just about the biggest Anderson-type-looking connector we could imagine. Size matters, despite rumors to the contrary By Ted Dillard Boats - May 22 2015 -
"Electric Terry" Hershner Rides 300 Miles On Zero Motorcycle On One Charge At around 2:30 Pacific time Terry Hershner saddled up for yet another record - a 250 mile trip on one charge on his 2012 Zero S, with his Vetter streamlining. By Ted Dillard RideApart - May 8 2015 -
The CBRe Electric Super-Dream-Bike Project: Status Update There's been a lot going on lately. A whole lot. If you'll remember, we've been working on a conversion project, based on a 2005 Honda CBR600RR chassis, to get to a 100kW Superbike, able to hold it's own against it's ICE counterpart. By Ted Dillard RideApart - May 5 2015 -
The Luke Workman "Zero Battery Guy" Battery Interview: InsideEVs' Take (w/videos) Much has been made of the recent story on Motocycle.com interviewing Luke Workman, battery guy at Zero Motorcycles. Before we go any further, there's not much you can say about Luke, (AKA liveforphysics on the forums and almost everywhere on the web) that isn't amazing and complimentary By Ted Dillard Battery Tech - Apr 17 2015 -
Ford Smart Mobility Plan Fields The MoDe:Me, The MoDe:Pro eBikes As part of the expansion of its Smart Mobility Plan unveiled at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress recently, Ford announced two new e-Bikes aimed at augmenting the urban commuter's transport solutions. By Ted Dillard RideApart - Mar 23 2015 -
Rimac Releases Details On "World's Most Power-Dense" Battery System Rimac Automobili supplies the world’s most power-dense battery-system and other systems for the Koenigsegg Regera – the world’s most powerful production car. By Ted Dillard Battery Tech - Mar 5 2015 -
Brammo Empulse Recall We just got notice that Brammo has issued a recall for model year 2013-2014 Empulse and Empulse R models. By Ted Dillard RideApart - Feb 13 2015 -
The Powerhouse: A Discussion of the Battery War (w/video) On February 5, Viking released "The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World". The book "...follows a small group of scientists engaged in a battery war among four nations -- the U.S., China, Japan and South Korea." By Ted Dillard Battery Tech - Feb 12 2015 -
Busting the (Motorcycle) Electric Drivetrain Myth ...which begs the question. Have we seen any examples of a company shopping out an electric motorcycle drivetrain to an OEM? Let's look at the biggest small-EV drive players, and see what they've done. By Ted Dillard RideApart - Feb 5 2015 -
A Peek Under the "Hood" of a Tesla Model S P85D Here's a look under the hood/frunk of the Tesla Model S P85D. By Ted Dillard General - Feb 4 2015 -
The Dream Bike Build: The Budget Continuing the unhealthy fantasy exercise of planning and building an electric superbike conversion started back here, on The Dream Bike Build, it's time to sit down with a calculator in the cold, harsh light of day. Okay, let’s see. Parts and the shopping list. By Ted Dillard RideApart - Dec 22 2014 -
Electric "Ford" SVT Raptor Golf Cart Ford dealers are now selling an electric SVT Raptor, though it's not quite what you may think. By Ted Dillard General - Nov 16 2014 -
Energica Announces First US Dealer, Colors (No New Bikes) We just got word that one of the big announcements Energica has for the EIMCA show in Milan (Nov. 6-9) is the launch of its first US dealer: By Ted Dillard RideApart - Oct 29 2014 -
Dissecting the Nissan LEAF Battery (w/video) After the fun of seeing the Tesla battery pack innards, it seems only fair to take a look at the guts of other cars' batteries - notably the Nissan LEAF. The internet forums went ablaze with curiosity. By Ted Dillard Battery Tech - Sep 25 2014 -
Rare Look Inside A Tesla Model S Battery Pack Here's an inside look at the makings of the Tesla Model S battery pack. By Ted Dillard General - Sep 23 2014 -
The Vetter Challenge: Terry Hershner Makes History with Electric Zero In the annual Vetter Challenge, Terry Hershner scored a decisive victory and once again made it into the record books with a first-ever win for electric motorcycles. By Ted Dillard RideApart - Sep 2 2014 -
