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	America on the Move \| Experiments in a “mature” industry
		General Motors' EV1 was an attempt to create a zero-emissions electric vehicle (not taking into consideration the emissions from the power plants that produce electricity).
		The EV1 was, according to GM, the "first modern-era electric car." Electrics had been popular at the beginning of the twentieth century, but had fallen out of favor.
		Although the EV1 had its fans, by 2004, General Motors had called in the leases on the cars, and its attempt to mass market an electric vehicle was over.
	americanhistory.si.edu /onthemove/themes/story_74_4.html (769 words)

	In the pipeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The EV1 developed by general motors is a very different car to the types that represent the majority of the vehicles on the road.
		Obviously General motors would not advertise that fact and they would not be obliged to say so, but is worth bearing in mind that the weight has to go some where.
		General motors have already been developing the EV2 which is refinement of the EV1, which shows more progress still, with reduced weight and higher efficiency.
	people.bath.ac.uk /en2djl/inthe.htm (1252 words)

	Electric Car - MSN Encarta
		A more recent development is the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), which uses both an electric motor or motors and a gasoline or diesel engine that charges the batteries in order to extend the car’s range and often to provide additional power.
		The motor of an electric car harnesses the battery's electrical energy by converting it to kinetic energy.
		In order to go backward, the flow of electricity through the motor is reversed, changing the rotation of the motor and causing the power train to make the wheels rotate in the other direction.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761580732/Electric_Car.html (1364 words)

	Pic of the Month
		General Motors claimed a range of 55 to 95 miles, depending on driving style and conditions.
		General Motors estimated the range for cars with nickel metal hydride batteries at 75 to 130 miles.
		The EV1 attracted drivers who liked the idea of minimizing tailpipe emissions and petroleum consumption, and who were willing to put up with the limitations of range and limited access to charging stations.
	www.hfmgv.org /exhibits/pic/2002/ev1/print.html (687 words)

	One Last Day With an EV1
		I have followed the story of the General Motors EV1 electric vehicle (EV) with the greatest of interest for over a decade, starting with the introduction of its predecessor, the Impact show-car, in 1990.
		General Motors never offered the EV1 for sale, only for lease, and a few years back they stopped renewing the leases, so the last ones are running out now and the cars will be gone from the road by the end of this year.
		This EV1 was one of the original 1997 models (introduced in late 1996) that were refurbished and re-leased after their initial leases ran out; the original lead-acid batteries were replaced by higher-capacity ones, but they left the utility chargers with the cars.
	www.altfuels.org /events/testdriv/farewell.html (929 words)

	Cool Car, Part Three
		General Motors' EV1 electric car is being sold in Southern California and parts of Arizona.
		General Motors' EV1 electric car, have a limited 70-mile range and run anemically, if at all, in cold weather.
		And instead of generating plumes of foul exhaust, the LN2000 emits cold nitrogen gas which freezes water vapor in the air to form small clouds behind the vehicle.
	www.washington.edu /alumni/columns/dec97/car3.html (744 words)

	General Motors EV1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The EV1 was the first purpose-built battery electric vehicle produced by General Motors in the United States and, at the time, was the only electric vehicle in the history of the company to bear the "General Motors" badge.
		General Motors position on this was very clear - they spent $500 million trying to produce a workable electric vehicle that could compete and win "heads up" in the marketplace.
		General Motors stated reason for the lease-only basis was that, as the modern era's first ground up electric vehicle, the EV-1 could not be expected to maintain it's performance level (or affordability in regard to maintenance) over the long run.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/General_Motors_EV1 (3777 words)

	Article- Hybrids: Frugal or Costly? - AOL Autos
		Some vehicles operate on the electric motor, while the vehicle is stopped or running at slow speed, then kick over to the gasoline engine at higher speeds.
		In other words, the electric motor is never used until the pickup stops, and the only fuel conservation results from not burning gasoline at stoplights or when idling.
		Generally, the battery packs in hybrids are warranted for eight years or between 80,000 and 100,000 miles depending on the manufacturer.
	autos.aol.com /article/_a/hybrids-frugal-or-costly/20051214142109990001 (2128 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for General Motors EV1
		General Motors Debuts 1999 EV1 (electric car); 'Second Birthday' of EV1 Makes History with Major Technical Advancements.
		General Motors to Introduce Second-Generation EV1, The World's Most Energy-Efficient Car at Universal Studios Launch Party, December 5.
		EV1 serves as GM halo car with an attitude.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=General+Motors+EV1 (233 words)

	EV1 Frequently Asked Questions
		It is a "General Motors EV1." GM selected Saturn to market and service the car because of high standards of customer satisfaction Saturn dealerships have achieved.
		In California, the EV1 leases for $399/month which includes a 220 volt home charger and a portable 110 volt "convenience charger." The lease is higher in Arizona due to different state government incentives.
		Generation 2 EV1 lease prices have not been established as of this writing, nor have the re-lease prices of the Generation 1 cars when the original leases expire.
	www.kingoftheroad.net /charge_across_america/charge_html/faqs.html (1624 words)

	GM - only GM
		That a journalist of his caliber and reputation could write such a defamatory, uninformed opinion was shocking to those of us dedicated to this company and proud of what GM builds and contributes to the nation's economy.
		The good news for electric car enthusiasts is that although the EV1 program did not continue, both the technology and the GM engineers who developed it did.
		In fact, we donated an EV1 to the Smithsonian and are now being wrongly accused of a conspiracy with the museum because they removed the car for renovation of the National Museum of American History.
	www.gmev.com (3634 words)

	NMAH \| 1997 EV1 Donated to the National Museum of American History
		The EV1 will be on display on the first floor of the museum until the end of April.
		The EV1, which was introduced to much interest by the public and the press, was leased rather than sold.
		The EV1 is the sixth electric car that the museum has collected; it joins a 1900 Riker closed car, a 1904 Columbia open car, a 1914 Rauch and Lang closed car, a 1913 Commercial truck, and the 1987 GM Sunraycer solar electric car.
	americanhistory.si.edu /news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&newskey=369 (430 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/General Motors EV1
		GM leased over 800 EV1 cars out of about 1100 manufactured with the provision that after the three-year leases were up, the cars reverted to the company.
		GM stated that they spent over $1 billion developing and marketing the EV1, though much of this cost was defrayed by the Clinton Administration's $1.25 Billion Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) project.
		At that time, the cost for the electricity used to power the car was computed to be 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of the equivalent amount of gasoline, and since that time increases in gas prices have made electricity relatively even less expensive.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/General_Motors_EV1 (2206 words)

	GM Pulls Plug On Electric Car - CBS News
		General Motors is pulling the plug on its electric car.
		General Motor's Ken Stewart says few people wanted a car that had to be plugged in every hundred miles or so.
		General Motors' EV1 electric car is being pulled off the market before the company even sold one, John Blackstone reports.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/03/11/eveningnews/main543605.shtml (609 words)

	EV1 Drivers page
		The next generation GM EV1 is a "purpose-built" electric vehicle with software upgrades, refined ride and handling [i.e., the sway under extreme acceleration is mostly gone], improvements in fit and finish, and new plush upholstery.
		The EV1 is offered using either improved (i.e., not Dephi) lead acid batteries, or hi-tech NiMH batteries with more than twice the energy per unit weight.
		Front hydraulic disk and rear fly-by-wire drum brakes and the electric motor, which turns into a generator when you remove your foot from the accelerator.
	ev1.org /nimh99.htm (1013 words)

	EV Rental: Environmental Vehicle Rental Cars 2001
		While other drivers inched along, Hanssen drove his General Motors EV1 at 70 mph in the carpool lanes.
		Kapteyn and her husband each had an EV1, but one of them was recalled.
		General Motors spent hundreds of millions of dollars developing its futuristic EV1, a computerized, all digital two-seater that set an electric-car record at 183 mph.
	www.evrental.com /articles/la1.html (1096 words)

	Henry Ford Museum at The Henry Ford
		The 2002 addition of one of General Motors' 1997 EV1 electric cars, brings the museum's collection to twelve electric vehicles: nine battery powered cars, one battery powered truck, and two solar powered cars.
		Spurred by environmental concerns, this 1997 General Motors EV1 was the most serious attempt to build a practical electric automobile in the previous eighty years.
		The Henry Ford is an independent, non-profit, educational institution not affiliated with the Ford Motor Company or the Ford Foundation.
	www.hfmgv.org /museum/aal/ev1.asp (177 words)

	General Motors EV1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It was leased (but never sold) and serviced by Saturn but bore the "General Motors" badge - the only vehicle in the history of the company to bear that marque!
		Only a few thousand cars were produced - a first generation using lead-acid battery batteries in 1996 (as model year 1997) and a second generation batch with nickel metal hydride batteries in 1999.
		A modified EV1 prototype set a land speed record for electric vehicles going 183 mph in 1994.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/g/ge/general_motors_ev1.html (317 words)

	DJC.COM: GM SEES NEW AGE OF ELECTRIC CARS WITH PRODUCTION OF EV1, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
		"The EV1 leaving this plant today is the symbolic link between all the technological advances of the past 100 years and all the possibilities that lie in the next 100 years," said GM chairman Jack Smith Jr.
		The EV1 and Honda EV differ from most other electric vehicles planned by the major automakers: Both are new production vehicles, rather than a conventional model modified to run on batteries.
		The EV1 also is an image-builder for the world's largest automaker, which only recently has begun an overhaul of its aging product line.
	www.djc.com /news/enviro/10017145.html (653 words)

	GM EV1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The EV1 website had lots of specs, diagrams, and pictures of much better quality than I'm able to shoot, and a lot of the lessees formed a very enthusiastic and vocal EV1 Club.
		Only 1997 and 1999 models were made, though vehicles that came off their initial leases were refurbished and upgraded, then re-leased; leases are no longer being renewed, and the last ones ran out in late summer 2003.
		As of September 2004, the EV1 website at www.gmev.com had disappeared, but it is archived in several versions at the Wayback Machine.
	www.altfuels.org /misc/gm_ev1.html (168 words)

	RIP
		Detroit, Michigan - General Motors - still battling to correct reports it had ''pulled the plug on its electric vehicles'' - is now taking proactive steps to spread the word that it has no intention to do so.
		EV1 leases cost between $400 and $600 a month, and for their money, owners got a car with a range of 80 miles that needed several hours of charging.
		It is interesting to note that GM is buying the new valve regulated lead acid battery for the EV1 called the EV 1260 from Panasonic which reports a range of 90 miles for the EV1.
	www.electrifyingtimes.com /ev1rip.html (1767 words)

	AFDC: Related Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Visit General Motors AFV Web site to learn about current model year cars and trucks that can run on CNG, LPG, and E85.
		General Motors site promotes the use of ethanol E85 in GM's fleet of flexible fuel (FFV) cars and trucks that can run on either gasoline or an ethanol gasoline blend of E85.
		USCAR is the umbrella organization of DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and General Motors, which was formed in 1992 to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative, pre-competitive research.
	www.eere.energy.gov /afdc/progs/related2alt.cgi?41 (704 words)

	Saturn Announces Beginning of EV1 Leasing
		The EV1 is available only through the 24 Saturn retailers serving the greater Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and Tucson areas.
		The EV1 specialists have been working with these customers over the past few weeks to prepare them for this final step.
		Last month, General Motors celebrated the ceremonial first-car drive-off and shipment of EV1s from the Lansing Craft Centre manufacturing facility in Michigan.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/date/19961209/news02730.html (410 words)

	funkyfresh
		I first test drove the EV1, from General Motors in 1998.
		As odd as it may sound the EV1 and the IROC have a few things in common.
		And lastly, the EV1 and other electric cars need to provide the same cargo room and amenities that can be found in today's gas guzzlers.
	www.funkyfresh.com /viewarticle.php?id=26 (957 words)

	Who Killed the Electric Car: GM and Chevron
		General Motors execs crushed their own future when they crushed the EV1.
		Former EV1 drivers continued to offer to purchase their cars for cash for years.
		This is a check representing the $24,000 residual value for each of the 77 remaining EV1 6-year old used cars.
	www.ev1.org (1146 words)

	Future Cars "General Motors EV1"
		Legislated into existence in California the General Motors EV1 is the world's first purpose built electric car.
		With an aluminum frame and a plastic body the EV1 embraces many of the weight saving technologies of the future, its electric drive train is more familiar.
		The EV1 is driven by an electric motor no different but a lot more powerful than the one in your washing machine.
	future-cars.info20.com /future-cars-page-14.htm (344 words)

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