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[CraigD]

Originally Posted by Zythryn

Not to speak for BD, however the range as I recall was 80-100 miles?
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I am not sure about the top speed and acceleration of the EV1?

The wikipedia article “EV1” has a pretty good summary of the performance and history of the EV1.

Basically, it was limited by it’s single speed transmission to a top speed of about 80 MPH. It’s 0-60 time was about 8 sec.

Changing the fixed gear ratio allowed a modified EV1 prototype to set a land speed record for production electric vehicles of 183 MPH, using the same engine, battery, body and other parts as a regular production EV1.

Their range was limited – from 50-75 Miles with the first generation lead-acid batteries, to 75-150 with the last-generation NiMHs.