Despite favorable customer reception, GM believed that electric cars occupied an unprofitable niche of the automobile market. The company ultimately crushed most of the cars, and in 2001 GM terminated the EV1 program, disregarding protests from customers. Since its demise, the EV1's cancellation has remained a subject of dispute and controversy.

2021年6月16日 · Myth: GM walked away from electric vehicles after canceling the EV1. Truth: The momentum the EV1 program generated led to fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) research; Allison hybrid buses; plus “two-mode” hybrid technology for trucks, SUVs, and two generations of extended-range electric (EREV) Chevrolet Volts. (Successful and satisfying as ...

2025年1月2日 · The EV1’s journey from innovation to destruction highlights the challenges and triumphs of the electric vehicle movement. While GM’s decision to crush the EV1 was a significant setback, it also sparked a renewed commitment to advancing electric vehicle technology.

2022年12月5日 · One EV1 fan claims there are as many as 180 EV1s, though some of those may be concept, demonstration, or show cars still owned by GM, and some of that number may have been crushed by GM. According to EV collector Steve Hawkins of the Beata collection, 37 total still exist, with nine of those currently in private hands, though as he noted ...

2019年5月31日 · The General Motors EV1 remains one of the most interesting production cars of all time. It was a first of many things and sparked imaginations. Yet it was cloaked in controversy died an untimely death. The EV1 was eventually crushed, and …

2025年1月28日 · Powered by 32 rechargeable lead acid batteries, the EV1 tipped the scales at around 3000 pounds despite the pack of cells weighing nearly 1700 pounds. This was thanks to extensive weight-saving work by The General. An advanced aluminum structure weighed only 290 pounds, and things like magnesium seat rails further slimmed the car.

2024年12月6日 · Many Americans never knew the EV1 existed — and the fight to keep it alive ended with GM crushing nearly all the cars into scrap. “When it all happened, we just stood there and said, ‘What are...

2023年4月24日 · They were sent to the crusher, a melancholy end to a program that started with a revolutionary one-off “concept car” called Impact in 1990, and led to the first production GM EV1s rolling off the...

2020年1月23日 · Disgusted by GM’s crushing directive, Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning founded Tesla Motors in July 2003. Six months later, Elon Musk kicked in major funding to become the budding venture’s chairman. Tesla will soon deliver its one millionth electric, permanently disrupting the traditional car business.

2020年10月12日 · In 1996 GM’s EV1 would be the first GM car in history to be powered by lead-acid batteries with a stated range of up to 100 miles; 660 cars, painted dark green, red, and silver were produced.