The GM EV-1 was the first electric car produced by a major auto company when it rolled off production lines in 1996. Even though the car gained a dedicated fan base (dedicated enough to produce unauthorized radio ads) and higher-than-expected demand from drivers, only a few thousand EV-1 cars were produced. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Joe Fedewa. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechTalesShow Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Sources: • https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/04/business/gm-displays-the-impact-an-advanced-electric-car.html • https://escholarship.org/content/qt9pd8m8gs/qt9pd8m8gs_noSplash_6aad112bf59ee0a695d7344956234ff4.pdf • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk6YA9cCdtA • https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/28/business/expecting-a-fizzle-gm-puts-electric-car-to-test.html • https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/anything-goes-throwback-thursday/throwback-thursday-1996-general-motors-ev1-first-drive • https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a32944084/tested-1997-general-motors-ev1-proves-to-be-the-start-of-something-big/ • https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/26/us/california-is-backing-off-mandate-for-electric-car.html • https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/05/us/gm-in-a-first-will-sell-a-car-designed-for-electric-power-thisfall.html • https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/06/us/with-no-tailpipe-but-much-fanfare-a-new-car-arrives.html • https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/07/business/gm-is-trying-to-make-a-go-of-its-electric-car.html • https://web.archive.org/web/20210308040842/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-22-fi-52566-story.html • https://www.eanet.com/ev1-club/clubads.htm • https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/18/automobiles/gm-tries-to-increase-appeal-of-electric-car.html • https://web.archive.org/web/20190618225555/https://www.salon.com/2002/09/04/woe_to_ev1/ • https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/24/us/general-motors-sues-california-over-quota-for-electric-car-sales.html • https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/22/automobiles/california-motor-city-leased-and-abandoned-revolt-of-the-ev-1-lovers.html • https://www.thedrive.com/news/38743/theres-a-pristine-gm-ev1-saved-by-a-secretive-caretaker-in-the-depths-of-a-university • https://imgur.com/chb4Cye • https://web.archive.org/web/20140812212752/http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/GM_EV1_WWU_Resurrection Photo credit: http://www.jackhardingsbook.com/ev1