GM EV1 was a car that was designed from the start to be electric, it is a sports car for two passen

Did you know that the first car by Ferdinand Porsche made at the beginning of the twentieth century, used electric motors rather than internal combustion engine (car was called Lohner-Porsche and more about him and about the Ferdinand Porsche can be found on this page)? ups locations And what is best, even he was not even particularly original in its idea since it was at that time a large number of cars greatly used electricity for its operation.
The first electric cars appeared in the thirties of the nineteenth century, and the 1897th year yorških whole new fleet of taxis was electric - indeed, at the turn of the twentieth century on the road was the most electric cars. The fate of the first electric cars sealed several mutually different events starting with the construction of intercity roads and increase the need to travel longer distances (electric car has a limited autonomy), the discovery of large oil fields in Texas that have dramatically lowered the price of fuel, the invention starter (cars are hitherto run on the hand crank which required physical strength) and mass production is initiated by Henry Ford which lowered the price of the car with an internal combustion engine far lower than the cost of an electric car.
Electric cars are the way to somewhere waned seventies when it was a big oil crisis, a real boom in the development of electric cars took place in the early nineties ups locations when (especially) U.S. regulators have brought a number of laws relating to environmentally cleaner cars through reducing emissions and some U.S. states have voted and laws that are sought by carmakers producing ups locations cars ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle-a - a car that does not pollute the air). Probably the most famous car is the only electric is General Motors EV1.
GM EV1 was a car that was designed from the start to be electric, it is a sports car for two passengers, with autonomy of approx. 120 km, the maximum speed to 130 km / h (modified EV1 achieve a speed record for an electric vehicle, the speed of 130 km / h electronically limited). This car was available in the market in very limited numbers, was not sold but only leased. After a U.S. court ruled in favor of car manufacturers (who sued the federal government because of the rules on reducing pollution for cars). Ie after the arrival of the Bush administration's full range of laws changed ups locations or abolished in favor of laws that govern ups locations cars powered by alternative fuels (ethanol, biodiesel and similar fuels) and energy efficiency program adopted by the Clinton administration replaced by a new law that favors the development of fuel cell cars (ie cars that are driven on hydrogen) - General Motors has been renting all electric cars (about 1000) and all of them, literally to the last sent to the destruction and recycling (some of the cars have completed at some universities and museums, ups locations although some that there is some controversy).
GM EV1 was very popular although very expensive car, and since it was the only commercially available electric car, a group of enthusiasts made the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car", which these days is shown in U.S. theaters. Who killed the electric car is a film in which practically all these parties just like the characters in the novels of Agatha Christie ups locations in turn have the opportunity to push the knife in the back of this brilliant project. I suggest you visit the web site of the documentary, or at least to look at the trailer for the movie which you can see here.
ps yesterday, on July 20th, 2006th year, the American company Tesla Motors presented the first fully electric roadster that is produced ups locations in the plants of the British Lotus, and the market will be available during 2007
Note: This is the first in a series of shorter texts that will deal with cars. In cooperation with the Croatian zastuptsvom Toyota Dark blog got in temporary possession of the Toyota Prius, Toyota's hybrid car that uses a combination of petrol and electric power, and that falls into the category of car with ultra-low exhaust emissions. In the next article, I write about the concept of the hybrid drive and meet you with the Toyota Prius.
Thought for the Day: The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
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