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ev1 electric car Frequently Asked Questions
If GM didn't kill the EV1, do you think they would have needed a bailout?
How many people do you think would have bought an electric car when gas was at $4 per gallon? How many would buy it today? Especially considering the sales of the Japanese hybrids and GM's attempt to make the volt?
As the worlds largest car company, GM had ample chances to be a market leader in new technologies, instead they gave in to making a short term profit and introduced such gems as the H2 and an array of SUV's. Now they are on their first generation hybrids when the Japanese are relasing third generation hybrids, as to the Volt, I'll believe it when I see it.
I want to buy an EV1 electric car. There are still some around aren't they? If you have any info let me know.
Anyone?
Sadly, there are none remaining in functioning condition. GM only leased them and never sold them. WHen the leases all expired GM pulled them back and withdrew them from availability. The vast majority of them were crushed with a few that were gutted or significantly disabled and handed over to museums or universities. You can see a few of them on YouTube. For those few organizations that received the donated shells, they had to sign an agreement that they not restore and drive them on the road. At least one university was chastized by GM either directly or indirectly for adding enough components to make the one in their possesion drivable and then showing it rolling down the road.
The rest is mostly my guess, but....
I was never clear on whether GM stated their reasons for such a strong stance on destroying and erasing the EV1 from the market. If I had to guess, I would have to believe that GM felt that the technology wasn't ready. The batteries could not provide range acceptable for most consumers and I think that GM may have been concerned about the warranty cost of supporting repair/replacement of batteries under such punishing conditions. (Not to mention the backlash from the consumer for a vehicle with the potential for such a high percentage of failures.) For example, an electric car would deep discharge the battery in order to have a reasonable range between charges. The problem with deep discharging batteries, this is a battery killer for most battery types. So the push for increased range is contradictory with the need for dependability in the vehicles components.
I personally would also love to have an EV1. I wouldn't want to lease one though and I wouldn't want the battery pack to fail after only a short period of time (a year or two or three). Still, you might want to google on Subaru's or Mitusubishi's proposed electric vehicles. They aren't available yet, but I am watching the news about these companies plans to market EV's.
Also note that with the hype about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, they really are basically an electric vehicle that uses a different source of energy than a battery. The core of the vehicle and drive train can be largely the same for a battery driven EV vs. a fuel cell driven vehicle. The biggest difference is in where the electric current comes from. In fact some fuel cell vehicles may end up being a blend of both for performance reasons. In the coming years we will find out which technologies might begin to compete with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Personally, I would prefer an EV that can be charged quickly on the road or at home rather than having to fuel the vehicle at a station. I would also prefer to not carry a potentially explosive material, but I guess I'm used to carrying gasoline so that isn't a new danger.
Timothy D.
West Melbourne, FL
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