The GM EV1 Story (EVs part 3)

By the end of the 1980s electric vehicles had taken baby steps towards becoming practical. And companies would continue to produce small, lightweight vehicles into the 1990s, using heavy lead-acid batteries. But one company would strive, and some would say succeed in producing the world’s first electric vehicle that was a practical replacement for an internal combustion engine car. It would take almost ten years of work to produce and would come from the unlikeliest of sources, stodgy old General Motors. Part 1 (1960's to 1970s): https://youtu.be/ljVAA1Tr8Yo Part 2 (1980s): https://youtu.be/vthR6U8N9g4 Part 3 (90s and GM EV1): https://youtu.be/cw2Rg52j5TE Part 4 (Tesla Roadster): https://youtu.be/qGudkw0EDq8 To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me using Patreon from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car Merch (t-shirts, mugs): https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar #bigcar