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The General Motors EV1 was perhaps the best of a number of modern Production BEVs.

Even the most popular car model would not do well if: EVDL Y!

1. It was available only at two locations in the entire world.
2. It was not for sale, you could only lease it.
3. An income over $100,000 was required to qualify for a lease.
4. To qualify for a lease, you had to pass a written test.
5. After qualifying, you may or may not be granted a car lease.
6. You had to live within 50 miles of one of the two dealerships.
7. You had to wait a year to get one.

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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 operation for further research by GM. About 50 were stripped of their parts and the shells donated to museums or colleges. The remaining 1100 were taken to the GM proving ground in Mesa AZ and crushed, or "Recycled"[1]. Many expressed interest in the EV1, despite 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.

News

Live EV1

This section has been moved to the GM EV1 WWU Resurrection article.

Next Gen, Volt

Sounds like GM might bring back an EV1 Gen3 style vehicle, named the Chevy Volt.

• 2006.11.09 - GM Details Plans for a Serial PHEV [2] [3] PHEV-20 or -30

Hope it makes it into production and has 50 to 100 miles of EV range, which would be easy with modern Lithium.

Movies

• See GM EV1 playlist at YouTube.

2007.08.06 - Imagine the Volt A 17 year old video about the EV1 predecessor the Impact and it's potential then, and now. "Seventeen years ago GM could imagine, and then produce, an electric car. Check out this 13 minute GM video on the car that became the EV1. Commenting on its technological achievements, John Zwerner, GM Advanced Product Engineering, says "we wanted to drive a stake in the ground....as to what a contemporary produceable electric vehicle would look like and how it would perform if we were to build such a vehicle." Instead, as we know, GM drove a stake in its heart. Literally. Right through the controller after they confiscated each EV1 from consumers. The video makes quite plain the societal and personal benefits of electric cars, and how GM actually met the challenge. GM hasn't got another 17 years to make this real. By the way, that's Alec Brooks in the still of the video. He's now working at Tesla." Imagine the Impact - May 1990 "GM May 1990 Issue Update video about the phenomenal Impact (EV1) prototype development program, testing, and future possibilities for ... all electric vehicles. The Impact prototype and EV1s had the lowest Coefficient of Drag (Cd = 0.19) of any production vehicle."

Who Killed The Electric Car

Visit http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com for showtimes Buy it on DVD at amazon.com or via froogle.com Wikipedia:Who killed the electric car autoblog.com had the full movie posted, shame shame. However there's a fair share of comments in their blog. If you managed to download it you are obligated to buy two copies! 2006.09.13 - EV1 - The Electric Dream 2006.08.03 - Comidy Centrals Daily Show Interview - Celebrity Interviews or at YouTube 2006.07.31 - Paul: Who killed my electric car? 2006.06.30 - NPR Science Friday with Ira Flatow, and the films Director, Chris Paine: Metacritic.com vote for it @ rottentomatoes.com mrqe.com (Movie Review Query Engine) search ifmagazine.com RSS 6/28/2006 - Movie Review: a documentary that uncovers what really happened to General Motors' electric car line 6/21/2006 - Director’s Blog: WKTEC - Why the Smithsonian is wrong in their insistence that the electric car is 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 Who Killed the Electric Car? Movie Synopsis: A movie by Chris Paine about the joy and sorrow of a lost dream car. New trailer at apple.com sonyclassics.com - New trailer, showtimes, bios, etc... EV Confidential comming soon from Sony. evworld blog [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] JULY 28 -> http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/movies/14454941.htm 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 2006.06.01 - The plot to kill the green machine 2006.06.09 - Timeline: Life & Death of the Electric Car - See also:History 2006.06.21 - 'Electric Car' could wind up in Oscar race 2006.06.21 - Reincarnation 2006.06.16 - Smithsonian Removes EV1 Exhibit [9] Y! EV1 GONE- Smithsonian writes back again! EVDL_Maillist:2006./6./1271 1997 Generation 1 EV1 electric car Display EliseTalk forum 2006.06.18 - See All 10 Hybrid Cars on the Market Today, All In One Place: Hybridfest 2006! Also See the New Plug-In Hybrids and a Working General Motors EV1 Electric Car!

Preliminary EVConfidentail Trailer 03:52 YouTube or Video.Google Early EVConfidentail Directors Note 02:22 YouTube or Video.Google

GM Response

• Maybe if GM repeats these same lines enough times they will become true? But will they help GM survive?
• For an electric car, the EV1 is certainly making a lot of noise. - Internal GM Ad-July 2006
  • Who Ignored the Facts About the Electric Car? - By Dave Barthmuss GM Communications - "Know the Facts" according to GM that is.... Well it appears that GM has taken down that page, so here's a copy, something is going on over there....
    • "GM invested more than $1 billion in the EV1 program, which included money for installing a charging infrastructure and for marketing the product."
      • Well Whoop Di Do for You, somehow this doesn't seem to justify but rather further exacerbates trying to find reason in why all the EV1's were taken out of happy customers hands and crushed? "Because we spent billions and invested in charging infrastructure" doesn't explain away or justify a single thing? And why the infrastructure, why not put the charger on-board and use "normal" outlets? --
    • "Even with extensive publicity, award-winning advertising and customer incentives the Electric Vehicle program was not a commercially viable business."
      • What the Bleep? You call down right existential/spooky albeit award-winning adds in 2 or 3 select cities when potential buyers had to "qualify" giving it a fair shot? Pssst, Where's that Gen3 Hybrid-EV1 guys, or would that have made it a practical vehicle for 100% of people instead of only 90%? --
    • "GM leveraged advanced technology to create the Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid. It will hit showrooms later this summer, incorporating a new, more affordable gas-electric technology."
      • Gee that's great, your only 6 or 7 years behind the game. Where is your Hybrid/Electric Corvette? That's what the EV1 was supposed to be for me. I don't need a stinkin' truck, no offense to those who do, maybe try a Chevrolet S10 EV(some survive), Ford Ranger EV(some escaped), Toyota RAV4 EV(now selling for ~60K 6 years old). Toss a nice quiet and clean Honda gen-set in the back and Walla, a Hybrid! Curious, why can't we Plug-In today's batch of Hybrids, isn't it? Too bad GM sold off their NiMH interests, that wasn't to smart. --Rjf 16:25, 19 July 2006 (CDT) Damn, all this spin can sorta make one a little dizzy.

See a related thread on the evdl [10]

Future Crush

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

An EV1 Experiance

See Ryans An EV1 Experience: at YouTube. An EV1 Experience is video I took while renting a GM EV1 from evrentals at LAX in 2002 before they were crushed. YouTube or Video.Google 00:59 - 01 Walkaround - This is a short walk around of the exterior. YouTube or Video.Google 01:37 - 02 Tour - This is a tour of the interiour of the vehicle. YouTube or Video.Google 00:39 - 03 Charging - This is how you charge it. YouTube or Video.Google 01:01 - 04 Startup - It wasn't even difficult to start one. YouTube or Video.Google 01:02 - 05 Hillclimb - Driving around, up and down some hills, listen for the reaction when I goose it at about 0:44. YouTube or Video.Google 00:35 - 06a Speed - But is is fast? YouTube or Video.Google 01:13 - 06b Speed - But is is fast? YouTube or Video.Google 01:09 - 06c Speed - But is is fast? YouTube or Video.Google 00:56 - 07 Lowtraction - Almost got it stuck on the beach! YouTube or Video.Google 02:13 - 08 Interstate - What's it like on the Interstate? YouTube or Video.Google 01:05 - 09 Driveby - What it looked like as it drove passed. YouTube or Video.Google 00:32 - 10 Sold one - At the beginning of the day I placed a For Sale sign in the window, and had an offer in less than three hours, but I hear there was no demand?

00:32 - 10 Sold one At the beginning of the day I placed a For Sale sign in the window, and had an offer in less than three hours, but I hear there was no demand?

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
• EERE.Energy.Gov Reports
  • 1997 PbA EV-1: Driving Cycle Range 78.2 mi
  • 1999 NimH EV-1: Driving Cycle Range 140.3 mi

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://evnut.com/ 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
• EVLN(GM the EV killer-LONG) - EVDL_Maillist:2006./7./1453 & Y!70123

Acquiring an EV1 and Personal Accounts

• 2006.10.22 - Faults of the EV1
• 2006.10.21 - Playing with an EV-1 and/or GM... Any suggestions?
  • http://amandacongdon.com/roadblog/2006/10/17/ev1-madness Here's a recent video of another EV1 being used by U of Wisconsin
• Michigan State University's EV-1
• 2006.07.17 - Did GM really hit people up for damages on cars that were going to the crusher?
• 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
• 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 until end of Sep, Chris Yoder
• Emissions-free car on trial, The Boston Globe
• 2006.05.23 - The EV1 transports us back to the future of cars
• 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
• VIDEO ABC News Story on the EV1
• VIDEO POV Chris Paine talking about the Electric Car and the Funeral they held.
• EVWorld Blogger Joseph Lado on the EV1 Vigil in Burbank, California that started the move to make the movie Who Killed the Electric Car?

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