Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 18, 2008
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. Mr. Holden demanded the EV1’s immediate re-introduction before, or in exchange for, any Government bailout of GM. said Holden.
Plugs and Cars
DECEMBER 11, 2007
An emotional Alexandra Paul, actress who appeared in Who Killed the Electric Car? , is interviewed by Matt Kelley of Next Gear in front of an EV1 that made an appearance at RenewableLa put on by by Energy Efficiency Solar. Who thinks that GM couldn't sell 5-10,000 EV1s for between $50,000 and $75,000?
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Now, the British Rolls-Royce will era in a fleet of all-electric vehicles by the end of the 2020s, planning to not only scrap combustion engines altogether but keep a legendary tradition of automobiles going under a new pretense: Make them sustainable. Rolls-Royce has had electric plans on its agenda for a decade. What do you think?
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 5, 2018
Electric Auto Corporation receives that distinction for their car built in 1980, at the height of America's second gas crisis. It built the Silver Volt, a plug-in hybrid based on a contemporary Buick station wagon—16 years before the GM EV1. CHECK OUT: Modern electric cars.
Electric Auto Association
DECEMBER 1, 2022
2003 Washington Post article on crushing of EV1s. Ever since the 1970’s, when he and his brother would take turns sitting in gas lines on Saturday mornings during a severe gas shortage, Earl Cox had been interested in the development of a vehicle that could run on something other than oil-based fuel.
Plugs and Cars
MAY 11, 2009
Four hundred fifty electric Minis will hit the road in the next few weeks in California, New York and New Jersey. Bill Nye the science guy will put aside his gas-guzzling Prius for twelve months. Ex-EV1 drivers will be among those taking advantage of their first opportunity to get back in an electric car.
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. Chevrolet has continued that trend in the last few years—emerging as a major leader in the electric vehicle industry. The EUV is available in two different trims, the LT and Premier.
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