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Originally Posted by solidsnake11
20 years of advancement and gm lost 60miles of range compared to their ev1.
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Lost range? I think you are comparing apples to oranges.
The EV1 had 55-105 miles of range, depending on the battery, and the Spark EV has 85. The EV1 was only available for a lease of $300-575 depending on state rebates and such things, and they were losing money on each car because the real cost was much higher, and this was in the late 90’s. A $575 payment is around $930 today. By some estimates, the car should have been leased closer to a $70-100k value instead of a $34k value...in the late 90’s.
The EV1 was the Tesla Model S of its day with a Model S price tag. Who knows how much progress GM could have made if they had continued investing for another 20 years. The EV1 and the Spark are an example of performance inflation where what once was expensive is cheap. Part of that is made possible by what we call advancement.