EV1 - Driving it the final week before the crusher.

My 1997 EV1. Footage taken in November, 2003 just a week before the car was returned, under duress, to my local Saturn dealer. Soon after, the car was crushed. As you can clearly see, the car deserved a good crushing - for my own good.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• EV
• EV1
• electric
• car
• gm

[thecheesburgler]

You should have had the car "stolen" ;)

[darelldd]

@thecheesburgler - yeah, we've been through that before.After it is "stolen" - then what? You hide it in your garage and never register it for the rest of your life?

[RSGruppe]

Thanks so much for sharing this! Great perspective. Fairly upset with the Volt's reinvention and now with a LG Chem, Korean batteries! What are you thoughts about the Fisker Karma? A good way to spend a $100K? At least some ROI on the Governments loan to Quantum Fuel Systems and A123 Systems batteries..

[darelldd]

@RSGruppe - thanks and you are welcome! For my money, no the Karma just isn't doing for me what 100k of Tesla would do. Great concept. Drop-dead sexy... but no, I don't see the target being hit just yet.

[14omega28ok]

@darelldd How good was the EV1 Compared to regular cars of the time lol? I'm 14 and really starting to find a interest in alternative fuels. So very very sad to see that this car had to be crushed by the greedy no good Government

[darelldd]

@14omega28ok - Though the car didn't handle high-speed turns very well, it excelled in just about every other aspect. It would routinely beat muscle cars onto the freeway from a stand-still. THAT got some attention, certainly. Truly, it was a super fun car to drive.

[stupid8911]

Wow,I would've LOVED to have that thing. We're so focused on hybrids, but what about a ZERO emissions vehicle?? And did anyone spot Ellen Crawford and Mike Genovese from "ER" in the "World News" clip?? I met them recently,very nice couple,and they rock more for being GREEN!

[thecheesburgler]

@darelldd No of course not> I was JK. That would be a really bad idea.... lol

[winboilos]

wow, that thing is pretty fast :)

[safetychoice]

During the l970's, the government gave GM one billion dollars to build electric cars, but the public never saw any. GM wanted the money but not electric cars. They built the EV1 because some people were asking, "what did we get for the money?". But they always intended to destroy it. More recently, Ford got five billion from the government for "green technology". Of course they didn't get a bailout. Oh no. Just five billion for "green technology.

[hejdiklump]

best car from usa

[upiluften]

That makes no sense? After spending $1 billion, they drop it? Might as well continue..

IIRC, 120 miles of range is pretty decent compared to what we have now today with EV's. The Volt only has 35 miles of range on all electricity... stupid. stupid.