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Originally Posted by Erasmus00
Keep in mind that people that leased prototype EV1s from GM were not allowed to purchase them when they ended the program in 2003. Many people did in fact want to purchase the cars. What specifically do you mean when you claim they sucked? Do you have numbers for the cars range, or max acceleration?
Also, keep in mind the advantage to the electric car isn't necessarily reducing oil consumption but cleaning up the air quality in cities.
-Will
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Not to speak for BD, however the range as I recall was 80-100 miles?
I was never aware that the EV1 existed until this movie. If it were offered now with those stats, I would buy one in a second. However, since I am married my wife would keep a longer range vehicle so we could use the EV1 for around town and the other car for longer trips.
I am not sure about the top speed and acceleration of the EV1?
Luckily, battery tech has improved and I expect will continue to improve. The Tesla has a range of 250 between charges which is much closer to the range of gas filled vehicles. Still couldn't take it across country, but good enough (I think/hope) to catch on.
And, since the Tesla can beat a porsche in a 0-60 contest it seems performance is no longer an issue
