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MetroMPG

01-12-2007 12:51 PM

EV1 trivia

https://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?page...e&storyid=1170

In the audio presentation available from the above page, Alec Brooks (lead Aerovironment engineer on the EV1's development) says:

"We wanted to ... make a vehicle that people would want to drive, not something that you would have to apologize for. It was going to be a 2 seat, with fast acceleration, good handling... The inspiration for the EV1 was the Honda CRX Si."

SVOboy

01-12-2007 01:00 PM

Crx Ftw

MetroMPG

01-12-2007 01:02 PM

Thought you'd like that.

SVOboy

01-12-2007 01:03 PM

UfoTofU

01-12-2007 03:17 PM

I love my CRX.

GasSavers_TomO

01-12-2007 04:42 PM

I miss my CRX :( Now it's resting in pieces in a junkyard somewhere in mid-northern MN.

Silveredwings

01-12-2007 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomO (Post 37732)

I miss my CRX :( Now it's resting in pieces in a junkyard somewhere in mid-northern MN.

...or melted down and repurposed into a new car. :D

The Toecutter

01-12-2007 08:16 PM

This is something I didn't know. Thanks for sharing this with us.

It makes perfect snese, given the CRX was lightweight and aerodynamic. Cocconi's first conversion was a CRX, and after aeromods, it got like 130 miles range at 55 mph on Optima Yellowtops.

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