Suspects 2 wktec EV1 electric car

[whoybeen]

Name the congressman or if you will the one thats being paid off.

[AcuraT]

GM's suppliers stopped making replacement parts because of low demand, making it impossible to repair the vehicles. Of particular concern to the company was the likelihood that each leased car's battery packs would require replacement at 25,000 mile intervals.

[fixitsan]

Are you aware that one of the so-called 'disabled' specimens of this vehicle was recently brought back to life, much to GM's great disappointment. This suggests that the cars can be repaired even without any spare parts at all. At UK petrol prices, the 25,000 miles you quote for the batteries would cost about $8000. Therefore batteries at $5000 cost much less than petrol. It's a no brainer.

[AcuraT]

Were there ever any EV1s in the UK? No. Now you bring current gas prices to the EV1 built a number of years ago, again who can predict the future?

Who said GM is disapointed? It seems to me they are trying to take the lead with the new Chevrolet Volt and not play second fiddle to anyone. The CEO of GM recently admitted that if they could forsee the future, the EV1 would have been further developed instead of canned for SUVs. Hindsight is great, but does nothing for the bottom line.

[AcuraT]

GM's suppliers stopped making replacement parts because of low demand, making it impossible to repair the vehicles. Of particular concern to the company was the likelihood that each leased car's battery packs would require replacement at 25,000 mile intervals.

[AcuraT]

Except for the fact the batteries need to be replaced every 25,000 miles (not mentioned in the film), yes, it did not need much maintenance. However, the batteries cost $5000+ each time they needed replacing.

[keeky101]

That's not quite true, but assuming it was, at 20c per mile it is comparable to petrol in cost. In actual fact the batteries were similar to those installed in the RAV4EV, some of which have lasted over 100,000 miles and are still going strong.

Some modern cells have much loinger lives than that too, so I have to disagree, batteries aren't a problem

[AcuraT]

Okay, pulled this from GM's website:

Over 100 people offered to purchase the electric cars and waive such liability as they were able under American consumer product laws. GM consistently refused offers to purchase or re-lease any EV1s, stating that they would be subject to ongoing product liability from both the purchasers and any future owners, and that their internal customer support policies would require them to provide service and replacement parts for the EV1s for at least ten years.