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 ...

The GM EV1 was never supposed to end up in private hands. One has, and the team working on restoring it had been fearful of reprisals from GM that could endanger the project. Instead, GM President ...

A lot has been said and written about the GM EV1, the first modern, purpose-built mass-production electric vehicle from a major automaker. Thirty years ago, the teardrop-shaped subcompact coupe showed ...

In October, we shared news that all lovers of weird, forgotten cars were buzzing about: That someone had purchased a General Motors EV1 from a court order sale for the eye-watering sum of $104,000 ...

General Motors is assisting with the restoration of an historic all-electric production vehicle following its sale to a group of EV enthusiasts. The vehicle in question is a rare GM EV1, identified by ...

As the very first mass-produced all-electric passenger car ever made, the GM EV1 is considered something of a unicorn among all-electric vehicle enthusiasts. As such, this particular example, V212, is ...

Nearly a month ago, a General Motors EV1 sold for $104,000 via Peak Auto Auctions in Georgia. This EV1 had a rough life; it was leased to an owner in Boulder, Colorado who had to send it to GM for ...

Probably the biggest story in the world of old cars over the past couple of weeks has been the surfacing of a GM EV1 electric car for sale from an auto salvage yard. This was the famous electric car ...

The General Motors EV1 has a vital place in electric vehicle history. It mainly served to show two things: Show a viable path for battery-electric vehicles back in the 1990s. Some forces are clearly ...

Perhaps you heard the news that vintage electric vehicle enthusiasts are restoring an abandoned General Motors EV1 recovered from a tow yard. The vehicle was listed as derelict and sported signs of ...

This GM EV1 was rescued with plans to restore it as close to its original state as possible and make it roadworthy. Because of its particular history, this is the only EV1 that could potentially ...