12 teams enter inaugural American TTXGP Electric motorcycle racing is coming to America on May 16 with 12 teams entering the first-ever TTXGP race to take place on this continent. To put that in perspective, there were 20 entries at the fledgling series' first race at the Isle of Man last June and five entries in the first race of the rival FIM e-Power series. The entries are eclectic, running the gamut from the flashy Mavizen TTX02 and... By HFL Staff News - May 5 2010 -
Oh Snap! Zero MX frame fails during Swiss race A Zero has come under some criticism, some of it from us, for specifying components that blur the line between motorcycle and mountain bike parts. They do this to achieve the lowest possible weight to maximize the limited performance currently available from electric powertrains, but often, the products end up feeling flimsy. Last May, Zero ... By HFL Staff News - Apr 27 2010 -
Zero partners with Agni for inaugural US TTXGP Zero Motorcycles CEO Gene Banman has exclusively revealed to Hell For Leather that his company will be partnering with Agni Motors to create a new motorcycle to enter the first American TTXGP race on May 16. The partnership makes a lot of sense; Agni's Cydric Lynch essentially invented the modern archetype for electric vehicle motors, while Zero has enormous expertise in constructing very lightwei... By HFL Staff News - Mar 18 2010 -
200 million electric motorcycles by 2016 That's an astounding number. By HFL Staff Electric Motorcycles - Feb 21 2010 -
Zero Motorcycles joins 2010 TTXGP series Zero Motorcycles has announced it'll be joining Team Agni and CRP Racing next year in the TTXGP's electric motorcycle racing series, eGrandPrix. That's big news for the TTXGP, giving them and not the FIM e-Power series one of the industry's leading innovators and biggest names. It's expected that Zero will be using a Mavizen TTX02 (read KTM RC8) chassis equipped with their own batteries and motors... By HFL Staff News - Dec 2 2009 -
Quantya defeats Zero in first-ever two-manufacturer electric motorcycle race Quantya placed first and second in a ten-bike race against rival Zero Motorcycles. While it appeared that the Zero X had a performance advantage on the flats, riders aboard the Quantya Track looked more comfortable attacking jumps; achieving more air and higher speeds. Perhaps most impressive was how hard riders for both manufacturers were able to push the bikes; Ryan Dudek tore the spokes out of ... By HFL Staff News - May 3 2009 -
2009 Zero X beefs up electric dirt bike Update: Make sure you check out our 2009 Zero X Review review.For 2009, Zero Motorcycles has comprehensively improved its popular Zero X electric dirt bike. The headline figure is 50lb/ft of torque, more than double that of the Quantya Strada that we rode around our 7th floor loft. It looks like the rest of the components have also been upgraded to cope with the added performance. Best of all, if ... By HFL Staff News - Jan 30 2009 -
