Documentary on the Movie Channel 3 right now.
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The EV1 was the first modern production electric vehicle from a major automaker and also the first purpose-built electric car produced by General Motors (GM) in the United States.
Introduced in 1996, The EV1 electric cars were available in California and Arizona in a limited (3 year/30,000 mile) "lease only" agreement. The EV1 was discontinued after 1999 and subsequently removed from the roads in 2003 by General Motors (except for a few educational and museum cars). The car's discontinuation was and remains a controversial topic.
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The EV1 could accelerate from 0–60 mph (0–100 km/h) in the eight-second range and from 0–50 mph (0–80 km/h) in 6.3 seconds.[27] The car's top speed was electronically limited to 80 mph (130 km/h)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1
Did you guys know that a production zero emission was ever available?
I had no idea that a production electric was ever on the road. I find this ridiculous that these cars we taken off the road never to be spoken about again.
And I can't believe they have successfully kept this quiet especially now that the environment being such a hot issue.
I want to write more and as this really pisses me off, but this is to interesting and still on TV right now, so I'll be back.