The General Motors EV1 is a battery electric car produced by the American automaker General Motors from 1996 until its demise in 1999.

Dec 5, 2022 · 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 …

Jun 16, 2021 · Myth: GM could have made EV1 more appealing by giving it more conventional looks and a back seat. Truth: Because the Gen I’s 1175-pound pack of 27 advanced lead-acid …

Jul 7, 2021 · The General Motors team that developed the pioneering EV1 electric car had to invent new technologies that are now commonplace on EVs.

Apr 3, 2021 · Specs for the first-generation GM EV1 included a 16.5-kWh lead-acid battery providing upwards of 60 miles of range. Output was derived from a three-phase alternating …

Dec 6, 2024 · GM built just over 1,000 EV1s before ending production in 1999, spawning a community of passionate super fans eager to join the EV revolution. But the EV1 was …

HIGHS: A quiet, smooth-running, zero-polluting conversation starter. The EV1 feels remarkably normal to drive, with a good ride if you discount some corkscrewing motions on certain surfaces.

Sep 30, 2024 · The EV1 was the world's first purpose-built EV that had enough range and performance to be a real alternative to combustion cars—it was excellent, according to those …

Jan 19, 2016 · The EV1 was the first modern electric car designed for a mass market. Beginning in 1996, General Motors built 1,117 of the cars and leased most of them to consumers in …

Apr 18, 2021 · 25 years ago, GM rolled out the EV1, a triumph of electrification that ended in a crushing blow. But the car planted the seed for the industry embrace of EVs now. The EV1 …