Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

ALSO READ: Kia trademarks EV1 to EV9 born EVs in India The post Kia EV9 wins 2024 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year award | Autocar Professional appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Later this year, the Kia EV9 is expected to be assembled in the U.S. at Kia’s manufacturing facility in West Point, Georgia.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley (EAASV), established in 1967 as the original Electric Auto (now Vehicle) Association, has a long history of attracting members and presenting speakers who have gone on to become tech and transportation luminaries. Lobbying EV1 style Pohorsky leased his first EV, a GM EV1 , in 1999.

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National Green Transportation

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

On Tuesday, ahead of the 2012 LA Auto Show, GM unveiled specifications and other details about the 2014 Chevy Spark EV, GM's first all electric car since the now-crushed GM EV1. The Spark EV, first shown.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In 2011, the automaker unveiled the 102EX at the Geneva Auto Show, an EV concept that really never gained traction but showed that Rolls-Royce was considering transitioning away from gas-powered cars at some point.

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National Green Transportation

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

On Tuesday, ahead of the 2012 LA Auto Show, GM unveiled specifications and other details about the 2014 Chevy Spark EV, GM's first all electric car since the now-crushed GM EV1. The Spark EV, first shown.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

The final winners will be revealed live during the World Car Awards ceremony at the 2024 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) on March 27, 2024.

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National Green Transportation

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

On Tuesday, ahead of the 2012 LA Auto Show, GM unveiled specifications and other details about the 2014 Chevy Spark EV, GM's first all electric car since the now-crushed GM EV1. The Spark EV, first shown.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

GM announced it will show some sort of plug-in car at the Detroit Auto Show in January. GM made a prototype plug-in hybrid EV1 during the 90s. In September, Chairman Lutz said that his worst decision was killing the EV1. Speculation has focused on the possibility of a serial plug-in hybrid.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 14, 2007

The first 14 paragraphs spread the confusing tale of battery types and energy densities, never mentioning NiMH 140 mile range EV1s (all crushed) or 120 mile range Toyota RAV4 EVs still on the road after over 100,000 miles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

AUGUST 28, 2010

Now here we are in 2010, as welcomed guests of GM no less, watching electric cars roll off the assembly line for the first time since the EV1 stopped production in 1999. and trying to put together the pieces behind the ridiculous decision by car makers to terminate their advanced electric car programs. So it was very, very cool to see!

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

At the same time Chevrolet announced their new Bolt EV with a 238 mile range and even though GM was the one who killed the EV1 electric car and General Motors was one of the worst run corporations on the planet, I decided to give the new government-rescued GM a chance. But I needed to see and feel the car for myself.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Forerunner of the famous EV1, the Impact was regarded as the most advanced electric car of its day, thanks to its solid-state power controls, induction motor, and integrated charger. In early 2000, when GM announced it had ceased production of the EV1, it signaled that the automaking establishment was abandoning battery electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 8, 2007

is attending the Detroit Auto Show. Just two weeks ago Free Press auto critic Mark Phelan was twisting Mr. Paine's words to justify GM killing the EV1. Chris Paine, director of "Who Killed the Electric Car?," And he's not the pariah-in-residence. He's all charged up about the Chevy Volt. So is Detroit.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Another auto maker is suggesting the future is with electric cars. CNet is reporting Subaru will be showing an electric car prototype at the Tokyo Auto Show later this month. There are at least a few thousand ex-EV1, EV+ and Th!nk Whether any are truly brave enough remains to be seen. Bring 'em on!

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 4, 2007

GM today announced two contracts to "design and test lithium-ion batteries" for use in the Saturn Vue Plug-in Hybrid announced last month at the LA Auto Show. Hundreds of millions of safe, robust, reliable miles have been driven in EV1s and Toyota RAV4 EVs, as well as billions of miles in conventional hybrids, all using NiMH.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

will likely unveil a prototype plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, a local paper reported on Friday. This year, it has also drawn sharp criticism for its decision to kill its EV1 electric car program. GM, which is trying to recover from a $10.6 Honda Motor Co.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

1 auto maker is accelerating its efforts to meet the challenge by being the first to offer a plug-in hybrid and by expanding its production of biofuel vehicles. Wagoner said GM's prior work on its now-defunct EV1 electric car gives it a good base for the battery technology needed. LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- General Motors Corp. (GM)

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 14, 2007

Boxer, clearly moved by the images in the film of flattened EV1s, suggested that a panel of auto execs appear before the committee to do some explaining. And assured the Senators that the electric grid, as it is, could charge millions of cars today displacing millions of gallons of petroleum. She suggested Sen.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 16, 2007

Bob Lutz, GM CEO, sat down to chat with some bloggers at the NY Auto Show, and PODTECH has the video. Perhaps Lutz's mistaken impressions about the EV1 and electric cars color his understanding of what NiMH can achieve. (Or Could Lutz not know the range of an EV1? Well worth a listen. My take at the time here.)

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 12, 2009

Stefano Paris at the November 19th, 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling of the MINI E. If you’ve been following the BMW MINI E program unveiled officially on November 19th, 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show you’ll know the process for being selected as a potential MINI E driver is a multistep one.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 23, 2007

But there it is in a Detroit News Autos Insider piece today. The Volt grabbed headlines, lit up online chat boards and dominated the buzz at the auto show in Detroit. The auto industry has disappointed before when it comes to green technology. There's just one problem: The Volt may never get built.

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EV Life

AUGUST 4, 2023

General Motors was one of the original pioneers of electric cars, introducing the EV1 in 1996 and the game-changing Volt in 2010. Meanwhile, if you finance your purchase through a traditional lender, dealership, or credit union, you’re stuck making full-priced payments on your auto loan. That’s where EV Life can help.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Only 20 months ago, Chelsea and Bob Sexton and I visited GM to cover the debut of the Chevy Volt electric hybrid concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. For me personally, it was an ironic to be here as GM’s guest after sneaking onto these corporate campuses in 2005 to get the untold story of the EV1. The answer was a bit of both.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. But it does have experience on its side.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

It’s the only place in Northern California where you can see an original GM EV1 in person,” Dunlap said, adding that other vehicles on display include a steam car, the Tango commuter car, a Nissan Hypermini , a first generation Toyota Rav4 EV , and a lime-green Tesla Plaid loaned by Parrot. Eugen Dunlap’s wife protesting return of EV1.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 29, 2006

Press reports had already made clear it was to be lease-only, but seems the big auto guys can't help themselves. Reminiscent of GM referring to EV1 drivers as "owners," despite their unwillingness to actually sell the car. And he confessed it would be, like the short-lived all-electric EV+, lease only.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

This car has half the power, substantially more battery capacity, and similar range to the EV1. This is the car that we take on family trips, and it is also the daily commute car now that the EV1 has been returned to GM. The Rav charges slower, but more consistently than the EV1. I’m in this deep now.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

A new model provides a fresh start but as an unknown quantity needs heavy promotion to get traction in the crowded auto market. For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1. Create a New Model. This carries risks, but separates the EVs from the standard offerings.

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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?),

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Chris Paine, the director, and Chelsea Sexton, ex-EV1 specialist and a central character in the film, tirelessly criss-crossed the country speaking to the press. Who Killed the Electric Car opens across America EAA chapters turn out for openings Summer 2006 has been all about “Who Killed the Electric Car?”

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm Our logo is a registered trademark of the Electric Auto Association.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

I write a column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. GM waxed hot and cold on the EV1. Here's my June column. The trajectory remains clear, and the pace has quickened. Plug-in cars are inevitable. Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

In response to the Presidential Auto Task Force Report that concluded that the plug-in Chevrolet Volt was unlikely to be commercially successful in the short-term due to its cost ( earlier post ), Plug In America is proposing a plan to make GM’s Chevy Volt and other plug-in cars more affordable. and was a co-founder of Plug In America.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. Later, he went on to work at auto supplier Delphi Corp. Yep, a truck.

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EV Life

MARCH 7, 2023

GM has been one of the pioneers of electric vehicles, introducing the General Motors EV1 back in 1996 and the groundbreaking Chevy Volt in 2010. Likewise, traditional auto lenders don’t take your EV tax credits and rebates into account on your loan. Don’t expect much help from car dealerships.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. The MINI E will give its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19 and 20, 2008.

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