GE and the electric car: 100 years of invention and innovation
GE's involvement in electric cars dates to the 1890s, beginning with the Thomson Electric Wagonette Automobile. Inventor Elihu Thomson is seated in the front left of the truck with the...
A look back at General Electric's history of electric vehicles
Jun 26, 2023 · General Electric Research and Development, led by James Lafferty, helped produce the battery for a sleeker-looking electric car called the GE-100. GE even filmed a …
General Motors EV1 - Wikipedia
The General Motors EV1 is a battery electric car produced by the American automaker General Motors from 1996 until its demise in 1999. A subcompact car, the EV1 marked the introduction …
What happened to the General Motors EV1? : NPR
Dec 6, 2024 · GM built just over 1,000 EV1s before ending production in 1999, spawning a community of passionate super fans eager to join the EV revolution. But the EV1 was …
First Electric Car: A Brief History of the EV, 1830 to Present
Mar 31, 2023 · The first electric cars appeared long before the earliest gas autos, and the history of electric cars is littered with innovative takes on four-wheeled transit.
EV1 Electric Car | National Museum of American History
Jan 19, 2016 · The EV1 was the first modern electric car designed for a mass market. Beginning in 1996, General Motors built 1,117 of the cars and leased most of them to consumers in …
This little electric car made history. 25 years ago, GM stopped …
Dec 7, 2024 · GM built just over 1,000 EV1s before ending production in 1999, spawning a community of passionate super fans eager to join the EV revolution. But the EV1 was …
GM's Mary Barra: Electric car commitment will now play out 'over …
Jun 4, 2024 · General Motors CEO Mary Barra says the storied automaker's plan to turn its fleet 100% electric will now play out "over decades." In an exclusive interview with NBC News, …
This Early Electric Car Built By GE Proved That EVs Still Had A Long ...
Jun 28, 2023 · Prior to the oil crisis in the 1970s, General Electric was one of the first companies to prototype and test a contemporary electric car for consumers.
E.V. Demand Leads Automakers to a Strong 2024 Finish
Jan 3, 2025 · The gains were led by General Motors, which said on Friday that its fourth-quarter sales rose 21 percent from a year earlier, to more than 755,000 cars and light trucks. Its …