GM EV1 was not the first electric vehicle ever to hit the market, but surely its story was controversial enough to make everything else fade into history. With or without controversies, the EV1 was a ...

The electric car isn’t exactly thriving, but it’s a lot healthier than it was in 2003. That’s the year General Motors terminated leases of its EV1 electric two-seater, setting in motion the events ...

Hardly anyone doubts now that electric cars are the future. Not only are they more environmentally friendly, but they also often match internal combustion engine cars in performance. When you think ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. It was the most reliable car he had ...

You never know where an interesting car might turn up. This rare General Motors EV1 has been hiding in plain sight, parked outside behind Howard University's school of engineering in Washington, D.C., ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

The history of electric vehicles is not a modern invention but a recurring cycle of innovation, suppression, and ultimate triumph. In the early 1900s, electric cars were more popular than gasoline ...

A quick look at auction site eBay tells us that at best, even a tidy example of would be worth little more than $1000. What if that truck happened to be powered by the same drivetrain that was found ...

Actor/writer Peter Horton brought up many interesting issues in his article “Peter Buys an Electric Car” (June 8). While it was well-written and provocative, I feel the need for some clarification.

To the unknowing passerby, the red two-door sedan sitting in the parking lot behind Howard University's School of Engineering is unremarkable enough to be forgettable, if one were even to notice it on ...

The EV1 was the first modern, mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker — pioneering some technologies you can still find in today's... This little electric car made history. 25 years ago, ...