The problem with the EV1 is it sucks. The average price was $45K for a 2 seater that could only get about 100-150 miles to a charge, not nearly enough for most Californians commute, and was plagued with reliability problems. No way it could even compete with the Japanese hybrids. So, naturally, it does not sell well and GM just gives up. Electric vehicles have never been big sellers because of the limitations, but it was sad that GM gave up, they could have had a solid hybrid seller now like Toyota and Honda and got a jump on the market.
There is a market for technologically advanced vehicles, it will only grow as they grow to meet real needs at a competitive price. Hybrid sales numbers have been consistently doubling each year and are expected to triple this year with the new Prius.
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