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.

Movies

• Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) showtimes:
  • June 9th, 7 pm at the Egyptian Theater.
  • June 10th, at 11 am at the Neptune Theater.
• A night at the Movies - EVDL_Maillist:2006./5./234 & Y!64626
• A movie by Chris Paine about the joy and sorrow of a lost dream car.
  • EV Confidential comming soon from Sony. evworld blog [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
  • JULY 28 -> http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/movies/14454941.htm
  • Google Video FutureCrusH Video about the rallies to save the EV1 EVDL_Maillist:2006./1./1934
    • A series of interviews with experts, customers, and enthusiasts regarding the controversial decision by General Motors to kill its own brilliantly successful EV1 electric car program, which was followed quickly by the secretive, dramatic, and expensive seizure and crushing of most of the 1,100 high performance, zero emissions, gasoline-free, market ready EV1 vehicles in existence. Director and Producer: Mike Patterson
  • http://www.evconvert.com/article/who-killed-the-electric-car
  • http://www.loe.org/shows/shows.htm?programID=06-P13-00017#feature2
  • Sundance screenings of Who Killed the Electric Car? Jan 23 - Jan28 2006 in Los Angeles, CA. vote

See also

• WikiPedia: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
  • http://www.ev1.org/sshb.htm
  • http://www.autoworld.com/news/GMC/Series_Hybrid.htm
  • http://www.evworld.com/archives/testdrives/gmshev.html
  • http://www.evworld.com/archives/testdrives/gmphev.html

Attempts to save the EV1

• http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~vehicle/, click on Quarterly newsletter on the left column, then winter 2005, page 2!
• 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

• Conspiracy Corner : From Electric Cars to Demon Weed
• http://www.kingoftheroad.net/charge_across_america/charge_html/chargehome.html
• 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