The General Motors EV1 is a two-door, two-seat subcompact coupe that General Motors built from 1996 to 1999, the first attempt by a major American automaker at a purpose-built, mass-produced electric vehicle after emissions rules were introduced in 1990. It had a lightweight aluminium spaceframe, a very low drag coefficient of 0.19 and a three-phase AC induction motor rated at 102 kilowatts, and it came in two generations, first with lead-acid batteries and then with an optional nickel-metal hydride pack. General Motors leased rather than sold the cars, produced 1,117 in all, and ended the programme in 2003, reclaiming and crushing most of them. The cancellation remains disputed and inspired the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?
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was produced from 1996 to 1999 by the American automaker General Motors (GM)
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In 2003, GM terminated the EV1 program
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A two-door, two-seat coupe
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purpose-built, mass-produced electric vehicle
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a three-phase AC induction motor capable of producing 137 brake horsepower (102 kW)
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a three-phase AC induction motor capable of producing 137 brake horsepower (102 kW)
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after 1,117 examples had been produced over three years
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was produced from 1996 to 1999 by the American automaker General Motors (GM)
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by the American automaker General Motors (GM)
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was produced from 1996 to 1999 by the American automaker General Motors (GM)
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was produced from 1996 to 1999 by the American automaker General Motors (GM)
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