EV1 Characteristics. The electric car was relatively light; the equipment weight was 1,350 kilograms (2976 lbs), with 530 kg accounting for the battery. At the same time, EV1 was very aerodynamic − ...

The EV1 didn’t get the attention of Tesla, ... electronic technology to deliver an affordable EV that could go as far — even half as far — as internal combustion engines, ...

Bigger isn't always better,especially when it comes to speed. In this video, we explore 7 astonishingly fast cars that defy the logic of engine size. These machines prove that with the right ...

There's still an electric GM EV1 out there in the world, and it's been left for dead in an Atlanta parking garage. ... engine swap it, or simply protect it from GM’s roving goons.

The EV1 driver points out that electric cars do not require the same kind of routine maintenance that combustion-engine cars and even hybrids do, like replacing mufflers, oil changes and smog checks.

EV1 role: Vice president of engineering, North America, and president of energy and engine management, GM After EV1: Runkle remained at GM until 1999, moving on to supplier Delphi, where he was ...

GM kicked in more than $1 billion to, among other things, subsidize and lower EV1 lease payments, develop award-winning advertising, ... Hence the use of gasoline to power an engine, ...

GM created the EV1 because it could. And GM spent a billion 1990 dollars to do it because it could do that, too. The EV1 was GM's statement of "This is us." ...

Dec 5, 1996. So despite reports of low volume during the first full year of 2011 Volt production--5,000 to 10,000 units--there's clearly major cash being invested.

The Bosch EV1 injector was introduced in the '67 Volkswagon Type 3 as the first electronic fuel injection system. This is the fat injector we see on '84-'98 5.0L and 4.6L engines as well as the 2 ...