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Originally Posted by solidsnake11
The NiMH batteries, rated at 77 amp-hours at 343 volts (26.4 kWh), gave the cars a range of 160 miles (257 km) per charge, more than twice what the original Gen I cars could drive with.
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That’s not based on current standards. By late 90’s standards, the Spark would have similar range. I posted the wiki screen capture which shows both standards and ranges, so I don’t really understand why you missed that. It kinda goes back to what I said earlier about willful blindness.
You just posted the EV1. You didn’t compare it to the Spark. The Spark EV has a 19.44 kW, which is 36% smaller than the EV1’s battery. That would effect range a lot.
Outside of a motor efficiency difference and minor efficiency differences in battery efficiency, the biggest difference in range will come from other factors like the size/weight of the battery, weight of the car, etc. The kW numbers you quoted does not tell us anything about what battery innovations and developments made by GM.