Funny you should mention the EV-1, Jens! I had the pleasure of test driving one when I was working at the California Energy Commission (one of the featured folks in Who Killed the Electric Car is Commissioner Jim Boyd).
The EV-1 was a kick to drive. I took it on the freeway with no traffic and asked if I could see what the car would do. The GM rep said sure and I punched it! Wow, I had no idea how fast that electric motor could spin up to top speed! I had a Miata at the time and it had no thrill for me after the EV-1!
Great car with a sad history!
(oh, and to the poster who said that the world ends on 12/21/2012, the Mayans (whose calendar ends on this date) were very interesting folks. If you're in the states the History channel is running Armegedon week! Scary stuff.)
Now back to the topic...
Bob
