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WWU now keeps this revived EV1 in hiding, "off the streets", in
obedience to evil GM. Will they dare to drive or video it?

Latest news: GM contacted WWU, which had restored this
EV1, and "reminded" them to the effect that they better not do it
again.

In the legendary days of the Electric car, the sainted EV1
tempted the evil GM wizzard, who plotted and schemed to kill
the oil-free car. Despite all it could do, the poor EV1 was tripped
up and betrayed by the evil Alan Lloyd in collusion with GM,
stripped from the arms of loving homes, and smashed in the
wheels of grimy junkyards...but wait, thundering hoofbeats of
inevitable history resound in the San Fernando Valley as the
EV1 RIDES AGAIN!

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. This was because the EV1 and its leasee were to be participants in a "real-world" engineering evaluation created by General Motors
Advanced Technology Vehicles group, as well as market analysis and study into the feasibility of producing and marketing a commuter electric vehicle in
select U.S. markets. EV1s were marketed at first only in Los Angeles, CA and Phoenix/Tucson, AZ. Within a year, San Francisco and Sacramento CA
soon followed, however the optional '99-model equipped with NiMH batteries was apparently never offered in Arizona because, at that early stage of their
development, they performed very poorly in hot weather. A limited number of EV1s were apparently made available through a Southern Company
employee lease program in Georgia. In accordance with the lease agreement the EV1 could only be serviced at designated Saturn retailers. The EV1
was discontinued after 1999, with all examples subsequently removed from the roads in 2003 by General Motors and crushed, except for a select few for
educational purposes or museum pieces. The car's discontinuation remains controversial. [Via Wikipedia]