Teslarati

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Why then, would GM start its oh-so-serious push into modern electric vehicles with the EV version of the truck which — seemingly by fate — ramped its production just as GM was killing off the EV1 program?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

It’s been five years since my last silver all electric sports car, a GM EV1, was infamously destroyed. America’s first ground-up design pure electric sportscar since the EV1 arrives again. A day when Detroit’s gas car companies are improbably fighting for their lives.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 25, 2022

I remember taking my mom to Ridge Winer y in her EV1 oh so long ago. When I put in the location I was going to for the panel hand-off (the south shore of Lake San Antonio), the nav system recommended a 10-minute charge at the north end of King City at an AM/PM gas station. Gas at this station was $5.69 It was the elevation.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

At the same time Chevrolet announced their new Bolt EV with a 238 mile range and even though GM was the one who killed the EV1 electric car and General Motors was one of the worst run corporations on the planet, I decided to give the new government-rescued GM a chance. But I needed to see and feel the car for myself.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

Paine was one of the first to lease a General Motors EV1 in 1997 — only to get the car wrenched away from him five years later when he took it in simply to get a brake light fixed. Paine followed the plight of his EV1 to its (literally) crushing end. Paine followed the plight of his EV1 to its (literally) crushing end.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

During the panel Chris was asked for his opinion on what would promote alternative options for automobiles and get more electric and non-gas-powered vehicles on the road. Storytelling is definitely a filmmaker’s business, and telling the story of the crushing of EV1s in 2006′s Who Killed the Electric Car?

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

Plug-in hybrids are gas-electric vehicles that can recharge their batteries with an extension cord and a normal wall outlet. market share, has been criticized for relying heavily on gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles. This year, it has also drawn sharp criticism for its decision to kill its EV1 electric car program.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 1, 2009

Wally was involved in the design of the Impact/EV1 while at Aerovironment, along with Alec Brooks and the incomparable Allan Cocconi (the “AC&# of AC Propulsion). This is what Toyota built in to the RAV to simulate a gas car. The soft whine of the motor is reminiscent of the EV1, and quite pleasing to the ear.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Waters worked on the battery for the General Motors EV1 and also worked at Ener1, which makes lithium-ion batteries. But it does have experience on its side.

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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. The Clean Cars 4 All program helps lower-income Californians by offering incentives to retire their older gas-powered vehicles and invest in EVs. Clean Cars 4 All. Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

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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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

It’s the only place in Northern California where you can see an original GM EV1 in person,” Dunlap said, adding that other vehicles on display include a steam car, the Tango commuter car, a Nissan Hypermini , a first generation Toyota Rav4 EV , and a lime-green Tesla Plaid loaned by Parrot. “A Eugen Dunlap’s wife protesting return of EV1.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

For instance, the charge port will end up being where the gas fuel filler used to be, whether that makes sense for an electric vehicle or not. There is no all-electric or gas-only Prius—that’s not its identity. For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

And now Rick Waggoner of GM, creator and killer of the EV1, has again breached the industry taboo on connecting to the cleaner, cheaper, ubiquitous electric grid. and [Sierra Club Global Warming Director Dan] Becker argued for making cars that go further on a tank of gas." Irony abounds.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

The car is lightning fast — an instant throwback to the purr of the EV1 electric car — only this time there is almost universal agreement that the car is damn sexy. One thing easy to avoid is the gas station. .) “How much noise does it make.&# (Just a whirrrr.) And finally, “Do you like it?&# (Ahh…that would be yes.).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Amazingly, even with all the conversion losses added up, the gas mileage of this combo is comparable or BETTER than the pure gasoline version of the same vehicle. Toms famous red EV1 jacket. There is little question that this 350 pound trailer functioned as planned - sustaining freeways speeds for as long as the 9.5 The white papers.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

GM waxed hot and cold on the EV1. Automakers and major environmental organizations stood behind the President as he unveiled a new national regime of higher CAFE and greenhouse gas emission standards. The federal consumer tax credit awaits major automaker cars that can claim them. It’s far from a slam dunk.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Reviews of the movie by the score have been fueled by $75 per barrel oil and the fear of $4 per gallon gas. Chris Paine, the director, and Chelsea Sexton, ex-EV1 specialist and a central character in the film, tirelessly criss-crossed the country speaking to the press.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 3, 2011

Problem #2: It needs to be noted (especially by new drivers) that the electrons don't just flow from many of these public J-plugs when you plug into the car as they do for the previous generation - EV1s and RAV4 EVs. Now that your new plug-in car is parked discretely with the gas burners, what happens to the charge station?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th! htm Advocates of the Th!

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

No one needs to buy another new gas powered car. In 2002 when she was just a freshman California Assemblywoman, this former school teacher worked with Bluewater Network (which later merged with Friends of the Earth ) to author the Assembly Bill that made California the first state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in automobiles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

Exhaust gas recirculation, an oxidation catalytic converter, and a diesel particulate filter are used in order to minimize emissions: the XL1’s engine is already compliant with the Euro-6 emissions standard. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5

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EV Life

MARCH 7, 2023

GM has been one of the pioneers of electric vehicles, introducing the General Motors EV1 back in 1996 and the groundbreaking Chevy Volt in 2010. This is perfect for drivers who have an operational gas- or diesel-powered vehicle (model year 2005 or older) and are looking to upgrade to an EV option like the Chevy Bolt.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

s ill-fated EV1, which was and remains the only all-electric vehicle from a major automaker. Americas big gas guzzlers and polluters are not the cars that about half the country drives around. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. and EnerDel Inc.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

You lose the flexibility of the hybrid being able to fuel up nearly instantaneously at a gas station, and pay an additional $10k for that loss. April 17, 2009 3:14 pm Link Goodbye GM is right, they h ad an electric car called the EV1 what happened to it? people’s desire for electric over gas cars 2. — Dan 3.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. As soon as the driver releases the gas pedal, the electric motor acts as a generator.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The electric grid is the most advanced energy-distribution network ever created and is constantly only a few feet away from us (far more ubiquitous than gas/ethanol/hydrogen stations). The first step was the hybrid, which proved to the world that electric power can reduce gas consumption.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

When GM installed chargers for the EV1 they used a 50amp 220V circuit that could pump over 6KW into the batteries. A visit to the gas station takes minutes not seconds and so the California Air Resource board, when it established fast charging standards, set the goal of charging the batteries to 80% in 10 minutes.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. Posted by: canderson | Apr 13, 2009 5:02:50 PM The EV1 gave drivers 80 miles on a charge.

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