GM EV1 drag race vs. Miata and 300z

Amazing.... and that was the older model w/ less torque. Again, the consumer was screwed when they crushed 'em.

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[Reparo96]

Dear Santa....

[misturchips]

@Reparo96 I've been a good boy this year. Please give me a GM EV-1 late model inverter (more power) and an early model motor / drive axle to match (copper would rotor vs. aluminum. Also, please provide spare parts and an extra motor wound with silver. I promise I'll not blow up Mr. Henderson's mailbox ever ever again (grin).

[DMC1994L]

That wasn't an EV1 right there. That was actually the GM Impact prototype. That's the car that soon became the EV1.

[misturchips]

@DMC1994L Fantastic, then! I was mis-informed when posting. I'll keep the title EV1, though, because more common folk would know that name. I always wondered what a first-run motor with second-run controller would be like. Imaging if they used silver wire, too (just for kicks) - I'm sure it'd be even quicker! in our alternative propulsion class, we got to check out the EV1, and it sure was an interesting design exercise, just like the corvair...

[GayBoyRunning]

i clearly see why GM destoryed the EV1 is u ever notices that GM is one of the Bigges Oil Company owners on this Planet and having a Electric Vehicle will make the Oil companys Crash !!

[Triple88a]

The EV1 wasnt discontinued for any other reason but to keep the oil going.

[bullet50000]

by it, i mean the EV in general in the 90s, and currently

[bullet50000]

@Laurenxorz

well, i disagree. i knew so many people who knew about the EV-1, RAV4-EV, Altra, and EV+, and they all said 3 things. 1, it was too expensive, 2, it is a bit impractical, because if you go over the range, it takes 6 hours to recharge, and 3, if you want to go on a trip, like LA to Vegas, you cant make it.

[Laurenxorz]

@bullet50000 haha i guess so, still, they didn't have to crush them all.. ill never fully understand why they did that. they say the car wasn't in enough demand, but truthfully not enough people knew about it because they didn't bother advertising it much. those who knew of it though, mostly, loved the shit out of it. so that's clearly a lie.

[bullet50000]

@Laurenxorz

well, they didnt, because if they did that, they would have to keep up a supply network, and that could have been hysterically expensive

[Laurenxorz]

GM was so heartless. i can't believe they preferred to crush all the EV1s (except one) instead of taking that 1,9 million $ offer

[RechargeableLithium]

@Ukrainatrain Actually no. The Volt is a series/parallel hybrid - like the Prius with an additional clutch. The gas engine directly drives the wheels at higher speeds, and when the battery is run-down into the 'charge sustaining' mode. Regardless of their deceptive advertising, the Volt is a plug-in hybrid, nothing more or less. It's not an 'electric car.'

[rickcain2320]

@misturchips

GM took 2 billion dollars of research money from the Clinton Administration to make the EV-1. It essentially was a free car to their spreadsheets.