Electric Auto Association

JUNE 22, 2021

‘E&E News’ tells the story of the Ford RangerEV BY RON FREUND: Director, ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. The three US electric vehicles (EVs) were the iconic GM EV1 , Chrysler TEVan , and the nearly forgotten Ford RangerEV , Ford used lead-acid batteries with the expected driving range of nearly 65 miles on warm, windless summer days.

F-150 54

F-150 Nickel Metal Hydride RAV4EV NiMH 54

Electric Auto Association

DECEMBER 1, 2022

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

EV1 77

EV1 Los Angeles Nickel Metal Hydride GM 77

Plugs and Cars

APRIL 16, 2007

Lutz responds to the sense that GM might be pulling back from its commitment to the Volt that resulted from Sharon Terlep's Detroit News article a month or so ago. (My Asked why not Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in the Volt, at least to start, he says "NiMH just doesn't do it." What's so sacrosanct about 40 miles?

Volt 100

Volt NiMH EV1 Nickel Metal Hydride 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Lithium, nickel metal hydrides and even advanced lead acid products are now capable of great energy storage and have strong recycle lives. We were successful with this before – remember the EV1?) This opinion piece is from an independent writer and is not connected with Greentech Media News.

Charging 30

Charging Battery Batteries Nickel Metal Hydride 30

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The G-Wiz, made in India, now offers a lithium-ion battery option that extendsits driving range from 48 to 75 miles – but doubles the price. It ispleasingly quick but will still only manage 150 miles between charges, muchless than a tank of petrol, even if it costs only £1.50 to charge overnight.

Electric Cars 30

Electric Cars Charging G-Wiz Cars 30