Thos True via EV wrote:
Great find! I remember finding the Popular Mechanics article about the
Corvolt (1967, if I recall). Of course as soon as the issue came out, GM
scuttled the project. I can't help but wonder where we would be if they
hadn't got in their own way.
You mean the Electrovair? GM built at least two models; the first based
on a 1964 Corvair, and the second one on a 1996 Corvair.
It is amazing how similar they were to the 1997 GM EV-1! Both were the
same size car, same weight, same 100hp 3-phase AC induction motor and
inverter, same direct drive. Even the range, acceleration, and top
speeds were similar.
Last I knew, one of the 1996 Electrovairs was in a museum in VA.
Why did GM stop development? In 1967 (and again in 2000) there was a
sudden shift to hydrogen fuel cells as the new "fuel of the future".
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