Took my daughter to the Tellus Museum in Cartersville GA and saw this there. No motor in it as they were all destroyed.

 

Yeah i remember these, there is actually a group that is rebuilding the engine in one. i believe its on you tube.

 

There was a lady that had a red one when we lived in Fort Wayne. But I don't remember all that space in the wheel well

 

This one at the museum doesn't have the motor in. So it's a little bit light in the front end.

 

It's also supported by stands.....

If you don't know about these rare GM unit's, Google "who killed the electric car".

There are no unit's in the civilian population. All destroyed except for those that ended up like this one, and it's got no driveline.



There are no unit's in the civilian population. All destroyed except for those that ended up like this one, and it's got no driveline (or deactivated as they called it).

 

No there is one that group of students have they are rebuilding the electric engine exactly to the specs of the original, it has been gutted.

 

I had one of the "test mules" for a week. I was kind of impressed with the performance.....but was lucky to achieve 50 miles to a charge. Charging requirements was dependant on application . Charging it twice a day really sucked.

 

How did they get a body? All were crushed except for those given to museums with strict instructions never to be allowed on the road again. I know GM kept a few also, but doubt they would sell those.

Maybe they are making a look alike from a Saturn?

 

A while ago, there was a documentary on the tube, about "who killed the electric car".

Snoopy- I'm sure that did suck charging the 'mule' 2X day..

Cool that you actually drove one tho.. I'd have loved to had the pleasure of driving one...

 

You're talking lead acid battery technology in those days. It is understandable that there wasn't very much range, especially when you consider the stored energy to weight ratio. Later EV1's were equipped with nickel metalhydride batteries, which were better in cold weather, but were often susceptable to overheating upon high discharge rates.

These batteries were a far cry from the poly lithium ion battery technology of today; and it keeps getting better.