Bill’s beloved electric “Wabbit” has been stranded with dead NiCds for almost a year, but it will soon be out on the street again! 54 brand new ThunderSky 90 Ah lithium-iron-phosphate cells are being installed! Before Bill built the KillaCycle, he used to drag race his electric Rabbit, or “Electwik Wabbit” as he call it.… Continue reading New batteries for the Wabbit!

I have made the ride of my life! 104 mph down the strip in a Tesla Roadster! Nothing can wipe that EV grin off my face! Picture: The largest EV Grin on the planet. Bill and I just got back home after an exiting and exhausting trip to Portland, Oregon. 1,200 miles one-way means 4… Continue reading 104 mph down the strip in a Tesla!

ElectroCat made her first entrance at the track, or at least her first as electric, at Las Vegas Speedway June 20-21. Picture: ElectroCat and KillaCycle at Las Vegas Speedway. Note the awesome CumminsOnan Quiet BioDiesel Hybrid power system in the background. The generator is so silent that we couldn’t hear it run at the track.… Continue reading ElectroCat at the track!

Finally – ElectroCat has got her Colorado license plate after several turns to different governmental offices. It took a long time for the government to figure out how to handle such a weird thing as an electric conversion of a motorcycle never sold in the United States. Many thanks to all nice people at Jefferson… Continue reading ElectroCat got her license plate!

I am in heaven! And I think ElectroCat feels the same. I have done the first legal test ride on U.S. soil! The license plate is still only a piece of paper, but I am allowed to drive ElectroCat on the road! Thanks to John at Gallagher Transport I just got the last customs document.… Continue reading The first legal ride!

ElectroCat is out on the street again! Yihoo!!! ElectroCat is up any running and out on the street again! Thanks to the wonderful people at American Family Insurance in Arvada I got an insurance despite this “weird” motorcycle and its equally weird owner. And thanks to the very helpful people at Jefferson County who put… Continue reading ElectroCat on the street again!

University of Colorado at Boulder has a summer class in Electric Vehicles, and we were yesterday invited to show our bikes. 15 very interested students and their equally interested professor Jean Koster listened to our presentations and asked questions for two hours. The questions were very intelligent and we were impressed by both the student’s… Continue reading ElectroCat and KillaCycle at UC Boulder

When my dad and I started to build ElectroCat in 2007, most people had never even imagined that it was possible to build an electric motorcycle. Two years later, it is an electric motorcycle boom! Electric motorcycle companies are popping up like mushrooms, there are electric motorcycle competitions and hobbyists are switching their focus from… Continue reading Electric motorcycle boom!

ElectroCat has been crying in the garage the last months, but will soon be ready to get out on the street again! New batteries, new controller and new battery management system are all ready to be installed. Picture: A ThunderSky LFP 90 Ah and a 40 Ah. The 90 Ah weighs 3.2 kg (7 lbs)… Continue reading New Batteries, New Controller, New BMS!

What would look better on your wall than a calendar with KillaCycle and 12 other hot electric vehicles? Get the new NEDRA calendar! This year’s NEDRA (National Electric Dragracing Association calendar) runs from February 2009 to February 2010. It is printed on recycled paper and shows the world’s hottest electric dragracing cars and motorcycles. It… Continue reading Get a calendar with KillaCycle!