Supercross to debut first EV class and tap startups to go digital
(World News Austria)

Motorcycle racing series Supercross will add e-motos and more digitization to its franchise (aided by startups) in the near future, according to Director of Operations David Prater. The sport-where riders race high-performance machines on jump filled stadium dirt tracks-currently fields only gas two-wheelers. This fall Supercross looks to launch its first EV class starting with the earliest of early adapters: seven to eight year-olds. The series plans to convert its Junior Racing program, sponsored by manufacturer KTM, from gas to electric. `They’ve been working on an electric 50cc equivalent motorcycle and their goal is to launch that in October,� Prater told TechCrunch....