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Not long ago it appeared electricity would be the fuel of the future for cars in California. Now, General Motors is taking all its electric cars off California roads.
G.M. produced more than a thousand electric vehicles to meet tough air quality standards in the Golden State, and the cars were an instant hit. As of next weekend, however, the vehicles will be gone.
In the early 1990s, California passed a law mandating that by 2003, 10 percent of all new cars sold must would have to be zero emission vehicles. General Motors jumped on the bandwagon and built hundreds of electric vehicles called the EV1, much to the delight of the people who drove them. "It's peppy, it's snappy, very convenient," said loyal EV1 lessee John Minkler.
Now, however, electric cars have fallen victim to competition from other fuel alternatives, including hybrid, natural gas and fuel cell technology. California has abandoned the zero emissions requirement. Consequently, two years ago G.M. decided to stop making the EV1.
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