Which automaker produced the EV1 electric car?

Which automaker produced the EV1 electric car? General Motors produced it.

The General Motors EV1 was a purpose-built battery-electric two-seat coupe produced from 1996 to 1999. It grew out of GM’s Impact prototype, which was developed during the period when California’s zero-emission-vehicle rules encouraged major automakers to offer electric cars.

GM offered the EV1 primarily through leases rather than conventional sales. The first generation used lead-acid batteries, while later cars adopted nickel–metal hydride packs. Its lightweight aluminum structure, aerodynamic body, and AC induction motor gave it technology that was advanced for the 1990s.

Production ended after 1,117 examples had been built, and GM later recalled most leased cars and terminated the program. That decision made the EV1 a major part of the modern electric-car debate. Some vehicles were preserved in museums or donated to educational institutions, while many others were crushed.

The EV1 is sometimes incorrectly attributed to a smaller specialist manufacturer because of its unusual design. However, General Motors was both the automaker behind the program and the company that marketed and leased the vehicles.