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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2024 => Topic started by: sixtee5cuda on February 07, 2024, 04:44:35 PM

Title: SOLVED: WTH # 618 - 1998 General Motors EV1 CNG
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 07, 2024, 04:44:35 PM
I will award one point to the person who provides year, make, and model of this unicorn:
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 11, 2024, 11:20:28 PM
Up!

Once you put the pieces together, this could be an easy one.  Experts?
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: thorax on February 12, 2024, 08:07:22 AM
Japanese?
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 13, 2024, 07:49:36 AM
The engine shown is from Japan.  The company that built this car is located in North America.
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: SolanaBogon on February 13, 2024, 04:17:14 PM
GM EV1?
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 13, 2024, 08:37:55 PM
LOCKED for SolanaBogon

This car is absolutely a variation of the GM EV1.  Please provide more information about the model name of this EV1 specimen.
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: SolanaBogon on February 14, 2024, 02:28:25 PM
Converted to hybrid?
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 14, 2024, 02:59:40 PM
This car is not a hybrid, although there were hybrid EV1 prototypes.
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 19, 2024, 07:13:52 PM
Are you there SolanaBogon?  The puzzle is almost solved.
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: SolanaBogon on February 20, 2024, 04:06:10 AM
Yeah but you can unlock it if it's still locked.
With a quick search i haven't been able to identify it, and sadly I'm currently a bit too busy to do more deep research...
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 20, 2024, 07:33:22 AM
UNLOCKED

Has another Expert found the solution?
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: Johno on February 20, 2024, 11:15:35 AM
A EV1 CNG, with CNG standing for compressed natural gas. The base unit is a Suzuki G10T 1.0 litre engine.
Title: Re: WTH # 618
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 20, 2024, 03:19:19 PM
And the point goes to Johno for the correct answer. 

Because there is so little information online about this specific car, Wikipedia used to indicate this was based on the extended, 4-seat chassis of the hybrid EV1 prototypes.  As this rare photo shows, the EV1 CNG is a 2-seater based on the standard EV1.