How fast was the GM EV1?

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Thanks to the on-demand torque output of the electric motor, the EV1 could accelerate from 0–50 mph (0–80 km/h) in 6.3 seconds, and from 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in eight seconds. The car’s top speed was electronically limited to 80 mph (129 km/h).

How far would the EV1 go?

The two-seat EV1 had a range of 60 miles to 80 miles, and initially used a lead-acid battery pack. Engineers also experimented with trailer-mounted generators to extend range, which served as the inspiration for the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.

Why was the EV1 crushed?

When GM crushed its EV1 vehicles, it was to erase any trace of its program that was only built to comply with California regulations. As soon as they didn’t have to, they recalled all the vehicles, which were only leased, even the drivers wanted to buy them from GM, and they crushed them all.

What battery did the EV1 have?

Delco lead-acid batteries
The original battery pack of the tested EV1 consisted of Delco lead-acid batteries and was upgraded to advanced Panasonic lead-acid batteries in January 2000. This EV1 has been part of Southern California Edison’s fleet since 1997 and accumulated nearly seven thousand miles before the battery pack was upgraded.

Did the EV1 have regenerative braking?

The General Motors team that developed the pioneering EV1 electric car had to invent new technologies that are now commonplace on EVs. Among them: low-rolling-resistance tires, keyless ignition, a heat pump for HVAC, and regenerative braking.

How much is a GM EV1 worth?

Story originally published 4 August, 1996. The General Motors EV1, a fifth-generation version of the 1990 Impact show car, will sell for $44,000, or roughly three times the price of an equivalent petrol-powered model.

Can you buy an EV1?

General Motors considered the EV1 as a kind of experiment in alternative fuels and produced 1,117 EV1s in its short run from 1996-1999. You could not buy one, you could only lease one and they were only available in the markets of Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson, Atlanta, San Francisco and Sacramento.

How much is an EV1 worth?

The EV1 is the first car to be badged and sold as a General Motors model. Detroit’s Free Press newspaper estimates development costs for the EV1 at $440 million. The compact two-seater coupe is the first electric car offered by a major manufacturer since the early 1900s.

Why did GM build the EV1?

In 1996, GM rolled out the EV1, an innovative battery-powered car. It was introduced in response to a 1990 California law requiring car makers to produce zero-emissions vehicles in order to continue selling conventional automobiles in the state.

What kind of battery did EV1 use?

What was the nickname for the GM vice chair Bob Lutz?

Last year, we called for his resignation as a condition of the Big Three bailout. In his more than four decades in the auto business, Lutz earned the nickname “Maximum Bob” for pushing horsepower and a macho image of big trucks and fast cars with no thought to fuel efficiency or emissions.