http://jalopnik.com/ten-cars-that-were-painfully-far-ahead-of-the-curve-1749545085 Ten Cars That Were Painfully Far Ahead Of The Curve [20151224] Aaron Brown
[images http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/ctbzbjz83ldm0ce0nnvx.png GM EV1 http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/vf9dwwk1pc8ptgym5l3f.jpg GM female design team ] ... 3.) GM EV1 As one of the few electric cars of its time, the GM EV1 was considerably well-received amongst consumers and very well-liked with those who were lucky enough to be able to drive one. When GM ended the EV1 program and forced all of the cars off the road, they claimed that the EV1 was not profitable to enough to be kept alive. California’s 15 year service and parts requirement was also a factor in the cancellation of the EV1. Now in 2015, many automakers, including GM, go through serious efforts to get their electric cars on the road. The GM EV1 was a great, and its death came far too soon. Suggested By: Danimalk, Photo Credit: GM ... 8.) The Damsels Of Design The Damsels of Design team, made up of nine different female designers, was created in the mid-1950s by GM’s then head of design Harley Earl. The team was gathered in an effort to create cars that would appeal to the growing number of female drivers buying cars at the time. One of the most notable and seriously before its time designs thought up by the team of women was an Oldsmobile Fiesta Carousel station wagon with an interior designed specifically to appeal to children. Inside the station wagon was a magnetic game board that was affixed to the rear of the front bench seat, as well as dashboard-mounted controls that would allow parents to lock and unlock the rear doors and controls for the rear windows. These are features that would only otherwise be seen in child-friendly cars like minivans and such decades down the line. They were also pioneers for women in car design, and for that we salute them. Suggested By: The Crazie Kanuck, Photo Credit: GM [© jalopnik.com] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/GM-s-EV1-female-design-team-were-far-ahead-of-the-curve-tp4679389.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
