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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 723909" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p>The <strong>General Motors EV1</strong> was an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car" target="_blank">electric car</a> produced and leased by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Corporation" target="_blank">General Motors Corporation</a> from 1996 to 1999, (1,117 units).<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1#cite_note-CarandDriverAug09-4" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1#cite_note-CarandDriverAug09-4</a> It was the first mass-produced and purpose-designed electric vehicle of the modern era from a major <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaker" target="_blank">automaker</a>, and the first GM car designed to be an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle" target="_blank">electric vehicle</a> from the outset.</p><p>While customer reaction to the EV1 was positive, GM believed that electric cars occupied an unprofitable niche of the automobile market as they were only able to lease 800 units in face of production costs of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>1 billion over four years.</p><p> The EV1 program was subsequently discontinued in 2002, and all cars on the road were repossessed. Lessees were not given the option to purchase their cars from GM, which cited parts, service, and liability regulations.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1#cite_note-CarandDriverAug09-4" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1#cite_note-CarandDriverAug09-4</a> The majority of the repossessed EV1s were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_crusher" target="_blank">crushed</a>, and the rest delivered to museums and educational institutes with their electric <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powertrain" target="_blank">powertrains</a> deactivated, under the agreement that the cars were not to be reactivated and driven on the road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 723909, member: 12952"] The [B]General Motors EV1[/B] was an [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car"]electric car[/URL] produced and leased by the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Corporation"]General Motors Corporation[/URL] from 1996 to 1999, (1,117 units).[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1#cite_note-CarandDriverAug09-4"][/URL] It was the first mass-produced and purpose-designed electric vehicle of the modern era from a major [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaker"]automaker[/URL], and the first GM car designed to be an [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle"]electric vehicle[/URL] from the outset. While customer reaction to the EV1 was positive, GM believed that electric cars occupied an unprofitable niche of the automobile market as they were only able to lease 800 units in face of production costs of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_dollar"]US$[/URL]1 billion over four years. The EV1 program was subsequently discontinued in 2002, and all cars on the road were repossessed. Lessees were not given the option to purchase their cars from GM, which cited parts, service, and liability regulations.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1#cite_note-CarandDriverAug09-4"][/URL] The majority of the repossessed EV1s were [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_crusher"]crushed[/URL], and the rest delivered to museums and educational institutes with their electric [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powertrain"]powertrains[/URL] deactivated, under the agreement that the cars were not to be reactivated and driven on the road. [/QUOTE]
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