Eva Håkansson - with passion for electric drive

Eva Håkansson - with passion for electric drive

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"Pinks All Out" went great

Blog - in EnglishPosted by Eva Håkansson 15 Aug, 2010 23:29:49
"Pinks All Out" yesterday went great! The stands were full; there were probably 10,000 people there.

Picture: Tracy makes one of KillaCycle best burn-outs ever.

Tracy did one of the best burn-outs of the night (and probably the best KillaCycle burn-out ever) and ran a perfect run in the low 8 seconds. The crowd loved it.

We only got to make one run, but we are happy anyway. We we...re called down for a second run, but there wasn't time for us to run (the usual case with TV filming). After waiting in the lane for two hours, both we and the producers threw in the towel - there simply wasn't time for another run. If we had ran directly when we were ready, we would likely been in the 7's. But after two hours the batteries had cooled down so much that we could only make a 9's, which wouldn't have been a good show anyway.

Nevertheless, we had a great night and want to thank "Sporty" Bandimere and Bandimere Speedway for inviting us.
We also want to thank Riders Discount for Tracy's awesome gear that arrived two days ago. Tracy looked _really_ good in the state-of-the-art Alpinestars suit, boots and gloves. (You'll find Riders Discount in the Pages section to the left).
Last but not least we want to thank the fans that came by yesterday and paid the entry fee to see us run. You all made our day!

More photos at our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/killacycle

KillaCycle on "Pinks All Out"

Blog - in EnglishPosted by Eva Håkansson 12 Aug, 2010 20:29:05
We will film for the TV show "Pinks All Out" at Bandimere Speedway, Denver, CO on Saturday. We will make a few runs between 5 PM and 8 PM. The track is open for public so please come by! $25 admission.www.bandimere.com

www.speedtv.com/programs/pinks-all-out/



The motors are in!

Blog - in EnglishPosted by Eva Håkansson 12 Aug, 2010 08:48:49
The motors are installed in the KillaJoule. Yihoo! The wheel will soon be spinning.... I am still optimistic that we will make "World of Speed" September 15-18 in Bonneville.
Latest news and more photos in the KillaJoule album on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/killacycle

Pictures: A big step - motors are in!

Picture: Making the motor mount plate.
Picture: Machining the motor mount plate.

Want to get your name in the history books?

Blog - in EnglishPosted by Eva Håkansson 03 Aug, 2010 06:32:17
Want to get your name in the history books?

Imagine having your name or your company logo on the side of Lindberg's "Spirit of St. Louis".
If you help us make history, you can be an indelible part of that history.

We make racing history, routinely. We are often the very first electric to ever compete in many events.

- For $50 (or more) you will get your or your company's name on one side of the KillaJoule streamliner for a year.
(The name will be in a font that is appr. 1 inch (25 mm) high. The length of the name will thus depend on the number of letters). We will have the sticker with the name printed.

- For $100 (or more), you will get the name on _both_ sides of KillaJoule for a year.

- If you want to have your company logo on the vehicle, the cost will be $15 per square inch per side ($2.30 per square centimeter). This is the actual cost of the vehicle, excluding our labor. We prefer if you send us the vinyl logos by mail, we can't make die cut logos.

- For any contribution of at least $100, you will be mentioned on the webpages as "Partner" (corporate contributions) or "Special Thanks" (private contributions).

- For any donation over $5, we will send you a thank you note by mail.


The button below will take you to the our Facebook page where you need to click the button again - donate buttons don't work with my web host by some unknown reason.


(If you want to make a large donation or want to make an in-kind donation - contact us. We can most likely make it tax deductible for you).

Even though we are extremely successful, and are known world-wide, we are a low-budget team, so even modest assistance gets recognition.


The electric streamliner motorcycle KillaJoule has a good chance of becoming the world's fastest electric motorcycle already this year.
We have the technology to become the fastest motorcycle of any kind, but it will take a couple of years (present record is 368 mph = 588 km/h).

Wouldn't it be way cool to be able to say "I helped them do that!"...?

Thanks in advance - you help create a brighter and faster future!



KillaJoule landing gear

Blog - in EnglishPosted by Eva Håkansson 29 Jul, 2010 06:31:03
The design for the KillaJoule landing gear is finalized!
"Landing gear on a motorcycle??!!???!" you might think. Yep, the driver/rider is completely enclosed in a streamliner and can't put down the feet. Without landing gear, the bike will fall over when it stops.




The landing gear will be actuated with an air cylinder. (If you happen to hav...e a 2 inch air cylinder with a 12 inch stroke collecting dust on the shelf - contact us immediately, we are going to order one tomorrow).

Picture: Landing gear down.
Picture: Landing gear on the way up.
Picture: Landing gear almost up.
Picture: Landing gear up. Flat out into the future!

KillaJoule, KillaCycle and ElectroCat on Facebook!

Blog - in EnglishPosted by Eva Håkansson 26 Jul, 2010 08:49:01
We are now on Facebook!

Please join us and show your support! The more visibility, the easier it will be to get sponsors and funding. Your click will help write history!

Click here to come to KillaCycle Racing on Facebook!



PBS Nova films the KillaCycle at Bandimere

Blog - in EnglishPosted by Eva Håkansson 18 Jul, 2010 08:11:16
The KillaCycle crew spent the day with David Pogue and the PBS Nova film crew yesterday (July 16th), They are doing a show about advanced battery technology.


Picture: Bill with David Pogue from PBS Nova.

Until they actually saw the first run at Bandimere Speedway, they did not fully believe “Zero to 60 mph in less than one second.” The film crew was not prepared for the acceleration on the launch. After the first run, they said, “It was on the starting line…and then it was just GONE!”



Picture: Electric Burn-out

The camera crew attached little mini-cams all over the KillaCycle (and the ElectroCat ). They got fantastic action footage. Since the KillaCycle is an all-out racing machine, we did not concern ourselves with AC magnetic shielding or trying to minimize stray fields like you would do on a street EV. (Like you would not add a muffler to a racing ICE machine.) Thus, there were some very weird distortions in some of the on-board video footage. Kind of like science fiction force-field looking effects. We hope they show these “force field” clips.

It was a great pleasure meeting and working with the Nova team.

Click here for more photos on the KillaCycle website

See KillaCycle in action July 14th and 16th!

Blog - in EnglishPosted by Eva Håkansson 12 Jul, 2010 01:35:20
Want to see KillaCycle do 0-60 in less than a second live?

Come to Bandimere Speedway just outside Denver on Friday July 16th. We will run in the afternoon. The TV show PBS Nova will be there to film us.

We will also be at the Test and Tune at Bandimere Speedway on Wednesday evening July 14th.


Looking forward!

Eva & Bill

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