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Long Beach To Host Second U.S. Formula E Race

May 29, 2014 Steve Hanley 0 Comments andretti, Buemi, Di Grassi, Drayson, Formula E, Liuzzi, Long Beach, miami, prost, Sato, Streets of Long Beach

The famous Streets of Long Beach circuit will host one of the two U.S. Formula E races in 2015. The California date is set for April 4th, 2015.

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Lord Drayson Wants To Commercialize Wireless EV Charging

May 8, 2014 Christopher DeMorro 0 Comments B12/69 EV, Drayson, drayson electric race car, Drayson EV, Drayson wireless, electric race car, Lord Drayson, qualcomm, wireless charging, wireless ev charging

Lord Drayson’s latest effort in the EV world is a bid to commercialize a wireless charging system similar to the one used on his record-setting race car.

Electric Vehicles Motorsports

Video: Winter Testing The Drayson B12/69EV Electric Race Car

March 20, 2014 Christopher DeMorro 1 Comment Drayson, drayson b12/69ev, drayson electric race car, drayson electric racer, Drayson EV, electric race car, EV race car, Lord Drayson, Silverstone

Britain’s Lord Drayson has grand ambitions for his B12/69EV electric race car, but before he sets anymore records there is still testing to be done.

Land Speed Records

Lord Drayson Sets Another Electric Land Speed Record

October 16, 2013 Christopher DeMorro 1 Comment Drayson, Drayson Racing, Formula E, Lord Drayson, lord drayson electric car, lord drayson electric race car, lord drayson electric racing car, lord drayson ev racer, lord drayson land speed record, lord drayson racing

Upon his return to England, Lord Drayson got back behind the wheel and beat his last record-setting run, reaching more than 205 mph in the flying mile.

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Killajoule Electric Sidecar Motorcycle Goes 213 MPH

October 8, 2013 Christopher DeMorro 1 Comment bill dube, bonneville, Drayson, Eva Håkansson, Killajoule, Killajoule electric motorcycle, killajoule land speed record, killajoule sidecar motorcycle, killajoule speed record, land speed record, Lord Drayson, speedway

Using an electric sidecar motorcycle with a battery comprised of power tool cells, the three-wheeled KillaJoule reached a top speed of 212 mph while using just half the available power of their zero-emissions motorcycle.

Formula E

Video: Formula E Series Gets Official Trailer, Calendar

October 3, 2013 Christopher DeMorro 2 Comments andretti, bejing, Berlin, dragon racing, Drayson, electric race car, Formula E, formula e dates, formula e race car, Formula E racing, Formula E racing series, formula e schedule, Formula E series, formula electric, London, Los Angeles, mclaren

The newly-formed Formula E series has been slowly gaining momentum ahead of its September 2014 debut. The latest news from Formula E includes a teaser trailer, a provisional calendar, and another team to root for (or against).

Land Speed Records

Prince Of Monaco Helps Unveil Venturi VBB-3 Electric Streamliner

October 1, 2013 Christopher DeMorro 2 Comments Bonneville Salt Flats, buckeye bullet, Drayson, electric land speed record, electric streamliner, land speed record, Lord Drayson, ohio state university, osu, prince albert, prince of monaco, speed week, streamliner, venturi, venturi vbb

Prince Albert, crown ruler of the principality of Monaco, is getting in on the electric racing actionby helping Venturi and Ohio State University unveil the VBB-3, a 3,000 horsepower electric streamliner.

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Drayson Racing Teams with Qualcomm on Wireless Charging

September 13, 2013 Jo Borrás 4 Comments car, Charging, Drayson, electric, electric car charging, EV, EVs, in-road, in-road charging, Lord Drayson, plug-in, plug-in cars, racing, roads, vehicle, wireless, wireless charging, wireless electric cars

After setting fast times at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and gearing up for a land speed record run, you’d

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Lord Drayson Comes To Bonneville To Set EV Land Speed Record

September 12, 2013 Christopher DeMorro 3 Comments b12 69/EV, Bonneville Salt Flats, Drayson, drayson bonneville, drayson race car, Drayson Racing, Drayson Racing B12/69ev, electric land speed record, EV land speed record, EV speed record, land speed record, Lord Drayson, lord drayson electric car, lord drayson electric race car, lord drayson ev racer, lord drayson formula e, lord drayson land speec record, lord drayson racing, lord drayson twitter, lord drayson wealth

British racing pioneer Lord Drayson is bringing his record-setting B12 69/EV Le Mans prototype to the Bonneville Salt Flats to chase the electric land speed record. His quest for the electric land speed record starts today, and he could soon become the fastest man powered purely by electricity.

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