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The influencer

Electric Auto Association

2003 Washington Post article on crushing of EV1s. Early EV1 adopter While at graduate school in electrical engineering at Cornell University in Ithica, New York, Cox heard about the GM Impact , an electric vehicle (EV) program that General Motors had with Hughes Aircraft, a firm it had recently purchased. “I

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Rolls-Royce eras in an all-electric plan by 2030, unveils Spectre EV

Teslarati

In 2011, EVs were not mainstream, and most automotive enthusiasts were only familiar with GM’s EV1 and Tesla’s original Roadster. Rolls-Royce teased the idea, but now, ten years later, there are real plans in place, with a strategic gameplan that has the last gas-powered car rolling off production lines in 2030.

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Final Aptera 2e Styling Leaked, We Drive the Electric 3-Wheeler

Green Car Reports

To green-car fans, the idea of an ultra-aerodynamic electric two-seater sounds pretty familiar, right? Think the late, lamented EV1 from General Motors, subject of the controversial documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? But for more than 4,000 people who've put down deposits on the 2011 Aptera 2e, the EV1 just seems so.

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J.D. Power: Consumer sentiment on future mobility technologies lags far behind automakers plans

Green Car Congress

One consumer said, “I like the idea of an electric powered vehicle, but at what cost? Power studied consumer interest in electric vehicles when the GM EV1 was launching. Once the batteries need replacement, how expensive are they? How do old electric car batteries affect the environment?

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. Bright is planning to sell its IDEA to commercial businesses only. The 100 m.p.g.

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Personal: Range Anxiety Be Damned!

Clean Fleet Report

I remember taking my mom to Ridge Winer y in her EV1 oh so long ago. But the nav system doesn’t know this and thought that going about 170 miles with only 180-mile range wasn’t a very smart idea, so it planned the stop. Taking an Extended EV Trip & Tempting Fate. It was the elevation. times percentage charge.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

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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