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EV1 was a big success, not a failure! GM lies, claiming that it was the range that caused people not to buy it; but it was never offered for sale, and no one complained about the range!
It's an illusion to think that because you sometimes might want to go 1000 miles, that your car has to be able to do that on any day. Instead of touring the USA in a car, use your RV!
We've driven 600,000 miles in EVs since 1997, that's a lot of driving; and the point is, you don't do it in long-distance driving.
The fact that not everyone wants an EV should not be the reason to stop EVERYONE from buying one!
All we ask is to make them available on the free market at a fair price.
But GM continues to mischaracterize the EV1 as not being the success that it was, and continues to pretend that there were not millions of EV miles driven -- and still being driven!
Oddly enough, if you've ever seen Michael Moore's "Roger & Me," you'll be surprised to discover that Roger Smith was apparently fired over the announcement of the EV1.
Honestly, a car that won't keep going for miles and miles won't fly with most of America. That's strike one. Also -- supposedly, if you're willing to de-rate a vehicle to the point where it takes you ten minutes to accelerate from 0 to 30mph, then you can get wonderful gas mileage. Exactly who do you see doing that? Nice thought, but Americans are addicted to speed and have the patience of two-year-olds.
Not surprising to see an automaker lying about shit, though. Just ask the Canadian who built the 200mpg carburetor back in the 1930s. I'm willing to bet he wasn't expecting his blueprints and model bought just to be thrown into some tool box.
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