Inside GM’s Decision to Help Restore a Rare EV1 for the First Time Ever

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 ...
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GM Will Help Rebuild EV1 V212: Video

General Motors is assisting with the restoration of EV1 V212, an historic, all-electric production vehicle following its sale to a group of EV enthusiasts.

Instead of crushing this EV1 into a tiny cube, GM is actually helping to restore it

Despite building 1,117 of them between 1996 and 1999, General Motors never sold a single EV1.
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The Only GM EV1 Ever Legally Sold Is Already Being Restored

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 ...
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Driving the future, then and now: The story of the EV1

When a battered, sun-bleached EV turned up at a Georgia impound lot and sold at auction for more than $100,000, it set off something unexpected: a restoration project that has brought YouTube creators ...
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A rare GM EV1 saved from the crusher is going to be driveable again

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 ...
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The GM EV1 Program Ended in Controversy, but Leasing One Was a Truly Amazing Experience

You've heard the story of the General Motors EV1. A hand-built, lease-only prototype electric car from the late '90s that paved the way for the EV revolution of the 2010s. Depending on who you talk to ...