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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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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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Rare Surviving GM EV1 Waits For Savior At Missouri University

Green Car Reports

The late and much lamented GM EV1 electric car is by now a mythical creature. Designed, engineered, and offered for lease in California and a few other locations from 1998 to 2003, the two-seat EV1 was likely the most.'

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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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GM EV1 & Tesla Model S: Looking At 20 Years Of Electric Cars

Green Car Reports

The image, showing a GM EV1 and a Tesla Model S on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus, was posted on Facebook by Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]. Last week, we were struck by a single photo that captured electric cars across two decades.

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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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EV1 Stirs Emotions Decade Later

Plugs and Cars

, is interviewed by Matt Kelley of Next Gear in front of an EV1 that made an appearance at RenewableLa put on by by Energy Efficiency Solar. I gather GM really did destroy the molds and sever relationships with suppliers, but it is so clear that if they simply re-released the EV1 today it would still be a show stopper.

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