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NeilBlanchard · 12-04-2009, 04:29 PM

Hi,

They retested an EV1? The Cd number I have always heard is 0.19. it sounds like GM is also trying to downplay how good the EV1 was/is.

They should just start producing the EV1 again, with lithium batteries this time! And they had a 4 seat version of the EV1 ready to go, I understand.

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