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November 2009 Blog Posts (4)

The rebirth of electric motorcycle maker, Vectrix

Over the summer Vectrix went into bankruptcy announcing that their assets would be purchased by "New Vectrix". Vectrix made the first commercial highway speed electric motorcycle and delivered their first motorcycles in 2007. However they never had enough sales to keep the company going, ran out of money, and went into bankruptcy. It's now known that GP Batteries has bought New Vectrix and the Vectrix assets apparently with the intent to restart the company.…



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Added by David Herron on November 20, 2009 at 2:58pm — No Comments

TechnoSanity #33: A look at the World Energy Outlook, 2009

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released their yearly World Energy Outlook report for 2009. This report is used by governments and corporations worldwide for planning energy policies and purchases. This years report is very sobering on several levels.



The primary purpose of the report is to show the state of the oil, natural gas and coal industries and give recommendations. This years report makes it clear that peak oil is a reality and that drastic steps are… Continue

Added by David Herron on November 11, 2009 at 7:03pm — No Comments

Mavizen's all electric supermotorcycle for the TTXGP circuit is revealed

This week at the SEMA trade show in Las Vegas, Mavizen unveiled the TTX02. It is an all electric superbike meant to jumpstart teams that want to compete in the TTXGP race series. 130 miles/hr and a range more than enough to make it around the Snaefell course on the Isle of Man. It's exciting.



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Added by David Herron on November 4, 2009 at 2:09pm — 2 Comments

TechnoSanity #30: Peak Oil and the UKERC Peak Oil report

TechnoSanity #30: Peak Oil and the UKERC Peak Oil report is about a report released in October from the UK Energy Research Center. The report is about peak oil and the need for increased action on switching away from a dependency on fossil fuels.



"Global Oil Depletion" a… Continue

Added by David Herron on November 1, 2009 at 8:15pm — No Comments

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