Why GM’s EV1 Became One Of The Rarest Cars In The World

Apparently, GM didn’t get its hands on all of the 1,117 electric vehicles that were sent to customers and later recalled because some drivers refused to hand over the vehicle. According to The Drive, a lone survivor EV1 was discovered abandoned in a parking garage in Atlanta. Even though it’s not clear who leased the EV1 before it was forgotten in a garage, it looks like it’s in nearly drivable condition, assuming you managed to install a drive unit and a battery pack.

Found an EV1 today @mikespin pic.twitter.com/gvFaD2zjdv

— Jacob Hoyle (@JacobonScience) December 5, 2019

Besides that, the only verified private owner of a GM EV1 outside of a museum is movie director Francis Ford Coppola. “I really loved this car, and when I heard they [GM] were going to destroy them all, I hid it so that they couldn’t get it”, Francis Ford Coppola confirmed in Season 1, Episode 8 of “Jay Leno’s Garage.”

Other reports about alleged GM EV1 cars spotted outside of museums are just unverified rumors, and that’s why the electric vehicle remains one of the rarest cars in the world. The question still remains: what if the automaker hadn’t recalled and destroyed all those EV1 vehicles? It’s hard to say, but one thing is for sure: GM is back in the EV industry and this time, it’s here to stay.