2000 Auto Industry Battery Powered Ford 
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. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Posted by: Michael | Apr 13, 2009 5:03:10 PM Battery and technology in the EV1 could not have made it in the market. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power.
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