Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 18, 2008
The Honorable Nate Holden, former California State Senator and L.A. City Council Member, held a press conference demanding General Motors apologize to the American people for destroying the automaker’s EV1 plug-in electric vehicle. Former EV1 driver Chris Reeves's 1997 GM Chevy S10 EV. said Holden.
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. The vehicle inspired California’s ZEV mandate, instituted in 1990. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.
Baua Electric
APRIL 25, 2024
After decades of trumpeting “free trade,” and watching industry after industry decamp to China, the US government has apparently decided to draw a red line in front of the auto industry, and protectionism is back in style. Since the 2008 advent of the Tesla Roadster (or since the 1996 debut of GM’s EV1?),
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Electric car proponents at The California Cars Initiative believe the task force was unduly influenced by “plug-in skeptics” at the Boston Consulting Group , which is under government contract to provide input on the prospects for G.M. They are evidently conspiring with the oil companies otherwise why else would they destroy the EV1s.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Posted by: J-Bob | Apr 13, 2009 4:48:10 PM "Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Posted by: canderson | Apr 13, 2009 5:02:50 PM The EV1 gave drivers 80 miles on a charge. Thats right.
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