General Motors EV1 - Wikipedia
The General Motors EV1 is a battery electric car produced by the American automaker General Motors from 1996 until its demise in 1999. A subcompact car, the EV1 marked the introduction …
How many GM EV1s still exist, and do any of them still run?
Dec 5, 2022 · One EV1 fan claims there are as many as 180 EV1s, though some of those may be concept, demonstration, or show cars still owned by GM, and some of that number may have …
Mythbusting: The truth about the GM EV1 - Hagerty Media
Jun 16, 2021 · Myth: GM could have made EV1 more appealing by giving it more conventional looks and a back seat. Truth: Because the Gen I’s 1175-pound pack of 27 advanced lead-acid …
GM's EV1 Invented Many Technologies that are on Today's EVs
Jul 7, 2021 · The General Motors team that developed the pioneering EV1 electric car had to invent new technologies that are now commonplace on EVs. Among them: low-rolling …
The GM EV1 Was GM’s First Major Effort In Modern All-Electric Vehicles
Apr 3, 2021 · Specs for the first-generation GM EV1 included a 16.5-kWh lead-acid battery providing upwards of 60 miles of range. Output was derived from a three-phase alternating …
What happened to the General Motors EV1? - NPR
Dec 6, 2024 · GM built just over 1,000 EV1s before ending production in 1999, spawning a community of passionate super fans eager to join the EV revolution. But the EV1 was …
Tested: 1997 GM EV1 Proves to Be the Start of Something Big
1997 General Motors EV1 VEHICLE TYPE front-motor, front-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door coupe. PRICE AS TESTED $33,995. MOTOR TYPE induction AC, 137 hp, 110 lb-ft; 16.5-kWh …
EV1 Electric Car - National Museum of American History
Jan 19, 2016 · The EV1 was the first modern electric car designed for a mass market. Beginning in 1996, General Motors built 1,117 of the cars and leased most of them to consumers in …
General Motors EV1 - Electric Vehicles News
The General Motors EV1 was an electric car produced and leased by the General Motors Corporation from 1996 to 1999. It was the first mass-produced and purpose-designed electric …
Here's how those who lived the EV1 saga remember it - Automotive News
Apr 18, 2021 · 25 years ago, GM rolled out the EV1, a triumph of electrification that ended in a crushing blow. But the car planted the seed for the industry embrace of EVs now. The EV1 …