10 most epic electric car failures article

[Cd]

The ten most epic electric car failures

I found this one especially interesting :

"Why It Failed: Clearly, EAC's Silver Volt was ahead of its time. It had an electric motor that powered the wheels, with an onboard generator to recharge the batteries mid-journey. Sound familiar? Also, amazingly, it used some sort of revolutionary charging technology that allowed it to recharge to 80% in 45 minutes. Based on a late-70's GM station wagon, its wheels, tires and suspension were all upgraded to hold the weight of the electrical equipment and give it what its designer called "a Rolls Royce feel.""



Sadly, I remember this one :

"The ( Dodge ) Circuit EV debuted at the 2009 North American Auto Show as a part of Dodge's plan for a big comeback. It had an electric motor that produced 268 horsepower and could run for between 150 and 200 miles between recharges. It was based on a Lotus Europa, and it looked pretty cool. It was supposed to be on the road by 2010. But then Fiat came along and quite literally pulled the plug, dropping it from their product plan."

[ME_Andy]

Wow, so Dodge was set up to steal Tesla's thunder.

[Hersbird]

Originally Posted by ME_Andy

Wow, so Dodge was set up to steal Tesla's thunder.

Wouldn't it be Tesla's lightning?

[Cd]

What is really sad is the fact that the Silver Volt was built in 1979.

Imagine if that technology was refined and became common.
The world would have been a better place.

[jakobnev]

Amectran Exar-1:

[Piwoslaw]

Originally Posted by Cd

What is really sad is the fact that the Silver Volt was built in 1979.

Imagine if that technology was refined and became common.
The world would have been a better place.

Had the oil crisis become reality, and not just an isolated crisis...

[MeteorGray]

The electric car technology has been around since horses were the prevalent motivaton.

It's The Batteries. Always The Batteries.

Hell, They can't get the skateboards right, yet.

Fiat's got lots of problems, but pulling Chrysler's plug on the electric car ain't one of them.

[redpoint5]

Computer assisted driving might help EVs gain momentum. The skateboard is likely compromised because cars have to be built with crumple zones, but in the future they might not need to be designed to survive a crash. In this case, cars can be laid out in a more logical and efficient way with a massive reduction in weight and materials.

[gone-ot]

GM "only" made the EV-1s to placate EPA-mandates to "do something" with gooberment "research" money...they ALL (GM, Ford, Chrysler, AMC) took EPA 'Electric Vehicle' research money!

[Fat Charlie]

There was a lot of "Look, I'm worth a bailout!" in Chrysler's efforts.