Remembering GM's Historic Electric Car 25 Years Later

The General Motors EV1, the first modern mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker, was a pioneering car that introduced technology still used in today's EVs. Despite its innovative design and passionate fanbase, GM produced only about 1,000 EV1s before discontinuing the model in 1999, largely due to changing environmental regulations and high production costs. Most EV1s were eventually destroyed, but the car's legacy lives on as a precursor to the current electric vehicle market, with GM and other automakers now fully embracing EV technology.