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Originally Posted by Sizzox
I cant believe they killed that car off.
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Did they say anything like this in the video? (I haven't seen it, yet)
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Originally Posted by GM
The EV-1 program ended due to the lack of suitable batteries. Although many people said they wanted an electric car, when faced with a range of 80 miles or less between overnight recharges, most went elsewhere. Other carmakers’ EV programs of that era met a similar fate – the batteries weren’t quite ready for prime time.
Because of legal requirements to provide warranty service and spare parts, it was too expensive to leave the vehicles in service once the leases ended. A number of EV-1s were retained by GM, some were donated to schools and museums, and others were dismantled for parts, crushed and recycled.
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