GM set the car up for failure and it was the exact oppisite of failure. the car succeded and when more people wanted the car GM had to take it back and destroy them and say that the car didnt have popular demand when it fact it did
If i was in an alley with a BIG Oil executive...Let's just say...He wouldn't make it out alive...Or i would just torture him for a few hours...then maybe he will get off his high horse and bring the EV1 back
Its a shame what happens to an awesome car, when the oil companies, and the government feels threatened by it. Everyone watned this car, and what did they do, crush them. Its such a same, especialy for a automotive engineer like me
Because people want these at a low price. It would have cost well over $30k to buy. Of course some people would be willing to pay that, but for most that's just too steep for a car that has many limitations, and is meant to save money.
Also there is another electric car coming from GM. It fixes all the problems of the EV1 (price, seating capacity, styling, range, places to recharge)
And what car is that exactly? The VERY limited plug-in hybrid Volt? 40 mile range on electricity alone- plain laughable. Especially that not such cars as Tesla roadster are coming out.
Idiot. The average American drives less than 30 miles in a day. Adding more batteries would increase the price of the car. If you happen to need more than that, that's what the gas generator is for. BTW it gets 50 MPG with the engine on (real life, not EPA)... that's better than a prius.
Mass production of EVs would bring battery costs down. UC Davis quotes $225/kWh for automotive mass production of large format NiMH batteries. If anything, a plug-in hyberid would be more expensive to make than a pure EV due to two propulsion systems and a need for a battery that can handle far more discharge cycles than a pure EV would need to last long enough for consumers.
Further, read a study titled "Evaluation of Electric Vehicle Production and Operating Costs" by Cuenca and Gaines. Sub $30000 EVs were possible in the 1990s with ranges exceeding 100 miles per charge and no performance penalty. It's about production volume. By now, additional cost penalty of a $30000 EV over equivalent $22000 gasoline car would've been recouped in gas and maintenance savings multiple times, factoring periodic battery replacement.
The Volt isn't a regular Plug in hybrid. It ONLY has electric drive. The engine is there just to make more electricity. Doing that not only allows you to use fewer batteries to save money, but it also gives you a massive range.
The Volt has all the advantages of an EV, but is cheaper and bigger than a regular EV with a much larger range. It's only disadvanatge is it uses SOME gas SOME of the time. A lot of people wont ever have to use any.
At this point there is no "Regular PHEV", my converted Prius is one of the closest simply because it exists already, there are mixed opinions on just what the "Ideal" PHEV config is. I prefer series because it forces the vehicle be built as a fully capable EV. While Dr. Andy Frank (Sorta a PHEV god) seems to prefer various parallel configurations because there are fewer conversion losses if when you do burn gas you simply put it straight to the road.
All I want is an electric version of the Back To The Future Delorean, except without the plutonium refills from Libya lol. Bet the speed limiter wud be a pain in the arse for travelling through time.. "Im sorry Marty but in 2005 the only force capable of getting an EV1 to 88mph is a bolt of lightning!"
Not at all, the EV1 set a production electric land speed record at 184mph, see all my NEDRA videos. Electrics are not slow, that's just another piece of mis-information everyone has been feed and now believes to be true.
I want this video on my X510 Pike unit.
kirbysawyer25 3 weeks ago
Your video is popular on El Salvador
blaircolon36 1 month ago
GM is not serious about electric cars as it sold the battery patent to the OIL COMPANY
emforty2 2 years ago
GM set the car up for failure and it was the exact oppisite of failure. the car succeded and when more people wanted the car GM had to take it back and destroy them and say that the car didnt have popular demand when it fact it did
sexyboi142 3 years ago
If i was in an alley with a BIG Oil executive...Let's just say...He wouldn't make it out alive...Or i would just torture him for a few hours...then maybe he will get off his high horse and bring the EV1 back
lickdamonkey 4 years ago 5
Well....30 K doesn´t sound too much...It´s an average price for cars here in Sweden for Volvo and SAAB
Nichen 4 years ago
Why does it have to be so damned ugly?
infiniteincongruence 4 years ago
Wow, I love the sound of the vehicle!
danwat1234 4 years ago
That Jetsons sound it makes is SO wild... I could really get used to that, though I wouldn't want the EV1... I think I'd wait for a roomy 4-seater.
bredlo 4 years ago
Its a shame what happens to an awesome car, when the oil companies, and the government feels threatened by it. Everyone watned this car, and what did they do, crush them. Its such a same, especialy for a automotive engineer like me
abcdefghiklmnop12345 5 years ago
Why cant the fuckin carcompanies give the people what they want? I bet E V E R Y O N E wants one of these babies
Nichen 5 years ago
Because people want these at a low price. It would have cost well over $30k to buy. Of course some people would be willing to pay that, but for most that's just too steep for a car that has many limitations, and is meant to save money.
Also there is another electric car coming from GM. It fixes all the problems of the EV1 (price, seating capacity, styling, range, places to recharge)
LovePontiac 4 years ago
And what car is that exactly? The VERY limited plug-in hybrid Volt? 40 mile range on electricity alone- plain laughable. Especially that not such cars as Tesla roadster are coming out.
TheBishopSSR 4 years ago
Especially that noW such cars as Tesla roadster are coming out.
TheBishopSSR 4 years ago
Idiot. The average American drives less than 30 miles in a day. Adding more batteries would increase the price of the car. If you happen to need more than that, that's what the gas generator is for. BTW it gets 50 MPG with the engine on (real life, not EPA)... that's better than a prius.
LovePontiac 4 years ago
Mass production of EVs would bring battery costs down. UC Davis quotes $225/kWh for automotive mass production of large format NiMH batteries. If anything, a plug-in hyberid would be more expensive to make than a pure EV due to two propulsion systems and a need for a battery that can handle far more discharge cycles than a pure EV would need to last long enough for consumers.
terrorist420x 4 years ago
Further, read a study titled "Evaluation of Electric Vehicle Production and Operating Costs" by Cuenca and Gaines. Sub $30000 EVs were possible in the 1990s with ranges exceeding 100 miles per charge and no performance penalty. It's about production volume. By now, additional cost penalty of a $30000 EV over equivalent $22000 gasoline car would've been recouped in gas and maintenance savings multiple times, factoring periodic battery replacement.
terrorist420x 4 years ago
The Volt isn't a regular Plug in hybrid. It ONLY has electric drive. The engine is there just to make more electricity. Doing that not only allows you to use fewer batteries to save money, but it also gives you a massive range.
The Volt has all the advantages of an EV, but is cheaper and bigger than a regular EV with a much larger range. It's only disadvanatge is it uses SOME gas SOME of the time. A lot of people wont ever have to use any.
LovePontiac 4 years ago
At this point there is no "Regular PHEV", my converted Prius is one of the closest simply because it exists already, there are mixed opinions on just what the "Ideal" PHEV config is. I prefer series because it forces the vehicle be built as a fully capable EV. While Dr. Andy Frank (Sorta a PHEV god) seems to prefer various parallel configurations because there are fewer conversion losses if when you do burn gas you simply put it straight to the road.
D0li0 4 years ago
Good god that sounds amazing as it goes by.
duckjock 5 years ago
All I want is an electric version of the Back To The Future Delorean, except without the plutonium refills from Libya lol. Bet the speed limiter wud be a pain in the arse for travelling through time.. "Im sorry Marty but in 2005 the only force capable of getting an EV1 to 88mph is a bolt of lightning!"
Andybabez 5 years ago
Not at all, the EV1 set a production electric land speed record at 184mph, see all my NEDRA videos. Electrics are not slow, that's just another piece of mis-information everyone has been feed and now believes to be true.
D0li0 5 years ago
wow!!! so impressed! I want one!
dimaonds 5 years ago