Don't forget this one. . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fN1SPIJ7v0

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There was an episode of the Simpsons in 1999 that actually featured the EV1. The video was online, in German, but I can't find it now...:( Here is the transcript from the show, in english.

% Before we begin tonight's show, a word from our sponsor. The camera
% pans through shots of a city enveloped in a thick gray haze. As
% children have coughing fits while trying to play in the schoolyard, an
% announcer grimly asks, "Is this the kind of air we want to leave for
% our children?" Suddenly, a car pierces the smog, leaving the air
% clean and the sky blue. The grateful kids run up for a closer look at
% the car. Homer doesn't seem impressed at first, but the free gift in
% exchange for a test drive convinces him to make a trip to the
% dealership.

Lisa: I'm proud of you dad! Buying an electric car will help clean
the air and to protect the Earth's supply of -- you're faking
this to get the gift, aren't you?
Homer: But I like the nice things you said about me.
-- "Beyond Blunderdome"

% An unsuspecting saleswoman walks up.

Saleswoman: Thinking of saying goodbye to gas?
Bart: You betcha. [burps]
Marge: Bart! [flatulent noise] Well, that shut me up.
-- Noel Coward couldn't have done better, "Beyond Blunderdome"

% Barely able to contain his laughter, Homer tells the saleswoman that
% he's interested in purchasing one of her "electronic" cars. She
% obligingly hands him a key, and the family goes out on their test
% drive.

Marge: Boy, that quiet engine sure makes conversation a lot easier.
Homer: Yeah, it's got a lot of other problems, too.
Lisa: Look, Dad, you're heading for the harbor!
Homer: Relax, we're in an electric car.
[Homer drives off the pier, landing in the harbor. Sure
enough, the car is unfazed]
See? Everything's fine. [gasps] Dolphins!
[the dolphins swim too close to the car, and are zapped]
Oopsie.
[a group of mermaids (!) swim up]
Hi, girls!
[they meet the same fate as the dolphins]
Aw.
[the family drives up onto dry land]
[patting dash] Salt water seems to be good for it.
[car blows up, filling the interior with smoke]
n Professional driver on closed course. Do not attempt yourself.
% Homer returns the car to the sales office. Through the window, we
% can see the family's usual jalopy parked nearby.

Homer: Uh, I'm sorry, but the car did not meet my eco-concerns.
Can I have my prize now?
Saleswoman: Certainly. [gives Homer an envelope]
[Homer takes the envelope, runs to his car, and drives
away. In doing so, he reveals the Elec-Taurus, now in
serious need of warranty work]
What the?
Car: Help, help! It burns!

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The car talking, is absolutely, for certain the EV1. The only difference b/w the real car and the EV1 shown in the Simpsons, is that the EV1 in real life sat two people, while the shows shows the EV1 seating 5 people. (The entire Simpsons family) Besides that, it is completely identical. Oh! I wish I had that video! Here is a picture I found: http://adn.blam.be/springfield/electaurus.jpg
In the show, it's called the Elec-Taurus. Hehe.
According to some internet forums, and wiki, the EV1 (aka Elec-Taurus) is driven by Lisa in the Simpsons game Road Rage and Hit and Run.



From another episode of the Simpsons:

"Oh! Hurry up, man! This electric van only has 20 minutes of juice left!" -- Unnamed aging hippie

I got all the info from http://www.ka9q.net/ev/

The EV1 will live on forever. :)

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The EV-1 stands as a monument to poor judgment and the silly belief that you can build an electric car without a battery. I see that Time's auto analyst has recently named the EV-1 in its list of the worst 50 cars ever made. A car only a goofy treehugger could love. Keep claiming the EV-1 was anything but a modern Edsel and you'll be classified as a pathetic brainwashed looney. What in the world was GM thinking?

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