GM claimed they were losing too much money on the EV1. The cars were leased so they took the cars back and crushed them or disposed of them some way. There' s a documentary out there "Who killed the electric car". I think it's narrated by one of the Sheens. I'm still wondering what happened to the 200 mpg carberator and the adiabatic engine.
Regardless, the electric car isn't dead.
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