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Was the EV1, General Motor's First Electric Car?

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 3:40 pm
by Gregski
sorry not sure where to post this as it is not really News, do we need an EV History section?
  • 1963 Electrovair
  • 1966 Electra Van
  • 1973 Electro Vette
  • 1996 EV1

Re: Was the EV1, General Motor's First Electric Car?

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 3:42 pm
by Gregski
early electric motor cars go as far back as 1800s

1828 electric motor.jpg
Jedlik's electric car.jpg

driven by Damien Maguire I Senior (circa 1881)
1881 first EV.jpg
Standard Electric.jpg

yeah, even Clara Ford (Henry Ford's wife) drove a Detroit electric car until the 1910s
Clara Ford's Electric Car.jpg

Re: Was the EV1, General Motor's First Electric Car?

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 3:57 pm
by Gregski
so let's meet the mid 60s 3,400 pound Electrovair, with a top speed of 80 MPH, and a range of 40 miles

Electrovair.jpg

powered by the 115 hp oil cooled three-phase AC induction motor
AC induction motor.jpg

Electrovair frunk.jpg

silver zinc batteries, 286 cells, 25 kWh, 520 volts
Silver Zinc Batteries Front.jpg
Silver Zinc Batteries Trunk.jpg

Re: Was the EV1, General Motor's First Electric Car?

Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2024 7:59 pm
by Bratitude
What a beautiful car, that blue very reminiscent of the first gen leaf blue…. And 25kwh!

Ha give it ccs and I’ll take it any day over a leaf ;)

Wild how far we have come and yet….