Perhaps. They said by putting the same batteries you find in laptops, you can increase the range to around 300 miles per charge, with no loss of reliability. They even retrofitted some of the EV-1's with them. Mind you, 90 percent of US drivers average 16 miles per day, which was far less than the 120 mile range it originally had. But for some reason GM wouldn't renew any leases or offer the option to buy. Owners offered a collective 1.4 million dollars to buy their EV-1's from GM, but GM towed them away and had them crushed...kinda wierd.
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