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 all of the 1500 EV1's that were produced. 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 1900 people have signed it, expressing their interest to purchase an EV1.

Other Resources

• 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.

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

Specs

Data from 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
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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
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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
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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 
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Contact Information:
1-800-25-ELECTRIC
www.gmev.com
Availability
- Out of Production
- Releasing the recalled Gen I and II Vehicles