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GM EV1
The General Motors EV1 was one of a number of modern Production BEVs.
GM has discontinued it's electric vehicle program, and is in the process of gathering up most of the 1160 EV1's that were produced. Only about 100 EV1 are left in opperation for further research by GM. About 50 were stripped of their parts and the shells donated to museaums or coleges. The remaining 1100 were taken to the GM proving ground in
Mesa AZ and crushed, or "Recycled"[1]. Many expressed interest in the EV1, dispite a total lack of marketing. The few that were able to get into an EV1, did so through a lease since GM refused to sell the car to anyone. If you have an interest in EV's and would like to express that interest please take a look at this Petition. Over 1300 1948 people have signed it, expressing their interest to purchase an EV1.
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Other Resources
- A movie by Chris Paine about the joy and sorrow of a lost dream car.
- Sundance screenings of Who Killed the Electric Car? Jan 23 - Jan28 2006 in Los Angeles, CA. vote
- EV Confidential comming soon from Sony. [2] [3] [4]
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1
- http://ev1-club.power.net
- http://www.gmev.com (Offline, go figure) Try This
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/4178
- Impact_drag_race1.mov Movie of it beating a Nissan 300ZX and Mazda Miata.
- Hybrid EV1
Attempts to save the EV1
- http://saveev1.org
- http://ev1.org
- http://www.darelldd.com/ev/ev1_crushed.htm
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61508-2003Oct21.html
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/9895
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/5626
- http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14032
- http://www2.townonline.com/newton/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=314135
Acuiring an EV1 and Personal Accounts
- GM employees surprised how smooth EV1 drives, Bruce EVangel Parmenter
- Car & Driver's Bedard Got It Wrong, Darell Dickey
- My first step into the electric car wars, Bruce EVangel Parmenter
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/4352 Eee Vee One Fun], David Dymaxion
- BEV's Story, Bruce EVangel Parmenter
- My day with the GM EV1 - Road Joy, By Brad
- Living in the Past, Getting Beat by yhe Future, John Wayland
- last rental GM EV1 available unt il end of Sep, Chris Yoder
- Emissions-free car on trial, The Boston Globe
- 2005.09 http://www.byuracecar.com/about.html
- 2005.06 http://www.georgewbush.org/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t16860.html
- 2003.03 http://www.evworld.com/archives/interviews2/ghansen2.html - CARB ZEV Mandate
- 2001-2003 http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/ev1crush.html
- 2002.09 http://www.cleanup-gm.com/ev1.html
- 1996.05 http://saccityweb.com/seva/evupdate/1996/evup0596.html - SEVA EVUpdate Newsletter
- http://www.kirschfdn.org/done/enviro_articles_archived.html
GM Produced 648 Generation I cars, and 186 Generation II. 834 Cars in all.
Still looking for accurate production numbers
ElectricDrive Specs
Data from http://electricdrive.org Vehicle Size : Overall Length (in.): 169.7 Overall Width (in.): 69.5 Overall Height (in.): 50.5 Wheel Base (in.): 98.9 Curb Weight (lbs.): PbA - 3086/2908 - NiMH Payload (lbs.): N/A Number of Occupants: 2 passengers Electric Power Plant : Voltage: PbA - 312v/ 343v - NiMH Motor Type: 3 Phase AC Induction Horsepower: 137 hp Power: 102 kW Battery Type: PbA/NiMH Battery Modules: 26 Vehicle Systems : Recharging Specifications: Inductive Charging Transmission: Automatic Suspension: Front: Aluminum short/long arms with coil spring over shock absorber with stabilizer bar/ Rear: Multi-Link aluminum beam with panhard rod (enhance rear suspension geometry for Gen. II car. Steering: Electro-Hydraulic - Power rack (speed sensitive, variable effort) & pinion system Air Bags: Driver and Passenger Side Tires: P175/65R14 - Michelin Proximal puncture resistant, self-sealing Brake Assist: Electro-Hydraulic, power assisted front and electric rear with blended regenerative Regenerative Braking: Equipped Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS): 4-Wheel Equipped Air Conditioning/Heater: Equipped Audio System (AM/FM/CD): AM/FM Cassette and CD Performance : Range: PbA - 55-95 miles/ Ni-MH 75-130 miles Acceleration: 0 - 60 mph in less than 9 seconds Maximum Speed: 80 mph Recharging Time: PbA - 5.5 to 6 hours/ Ni-MH - 6 to 8 hours Contact Information: 1-800-25-ELECTRIC http://www.gmev.com Availability - Out of Production - Releasing the recalled Gen I and II Vehicles