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Rare GM EV1 electric car survivor converted to a hybrid, parked outside

Green Car Reports

This rare General Motors EV1 has been hiding in plain sight, parked outside behind Howard University's school of engineering in Washington, D.C., The EV1 was leased to customers in California and a few other locations between. You never know where an interesting car might turn up.

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Revolutionizing the Roads: The GM EV1 and Pioneering Charging Technology

EV Solutions

General Motors innovated the EV market by showcasing their 1990 Impact Experimental, which heavily inspired the first mass-produced electric vehicle: The GM EV1. In the late 1990s, a pioneering electric vehicle emerged on the automotive scene, rewriting the future of clean and sustainable transportation.

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Report: With EV1, GM sparked the era of the electric car but didn't follow through

Green Car Reports

With Earth Day approaching, it's worth remembering the first modern dedicated electric car from a major automaker—the General Motors EV1.

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InsideEVs Exclusive Interview with General Motors EV1 Marketing Director John Dabels - Part 2

InsideEVs

1996 GM EV1 Meets 2011 Chevrolet Volt - What Could Have Been In-Between? Part 2 Of InsideEV's Interview with GM EV1 Marketing Director John Dabels continues. Editor's Note: If you missed part one on the behind-the-scenes 411 on General Motor's EV1 project, you can check it out here.

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InsideEVs Exclusive Interview with General Motors EV1 Marketing Director John Dabels - Part 1

InsideEVs

It is hard to be an EV fan and not know a little about the EV1. Whether you were exposed to the EV1 through the 2006 documentary “Who Killed the Electri Car”, or if you have been a fan right from the beginning. I recently had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with John Dabels, the Marketing Director of the EV1.

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Faster-charging Taycan, 500-mile Lucid Air, F-150 Lightning boost, GM EV1 hybrid: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And another GM EV1 sits neglected. Ford is reportedly doubling F-150 Lightning production. Lucid is poised to break the 500-mile range ceiling. The Porsche Taycan gets faster charging and parks itself. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Audi E-Tron tows GM EV1 500 miles: Reality check about EV range

Green Car Reports

An E-tron towed a trailer containing a General Motors EV1—the first modern electric car—from Tulsa Tech in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the Fully Charged Live electric-car event at Circuit of the. The Audi E-tron is one of a handful electric cars currently rated for towing.

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