We bought a demo 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV for use as an in-town/commuter car. Car had 178 miles on it, and stickered at $26k - we bought it from Chevy dealer for $15k...

You (conveniently?) missed the part about the EV1 having limited range & no recharging infrastructure.  And the oft-cited sub-150 mile range of the Gen II NiMH battery packs would tend to be a deal killer for most serious buyers.

Wikipedia & Google are Vetted research sources.

Waiting for Uber ride-hailing, or Yellow Cab version

Umm... VW Concepts & Mirrors.

Peugeot may still own the rights to 901 moniker

Voltzwagen.

Nope. It’s not gonna see the light of day beyond a concept.

Good Luck in getting it past the Feds for crash testing...

...ain’t happenin’. This concept will end up in the basement storage unit at VW.

Now, If Honda built a battery-powered battery charger, you could plug it into itself for recharging.

You’ll need a huge frickin’ solar panel to generate any appreciable amount of juice to recharge the battery.

Solar sit & wait for recharge? Your fecked on a rainy day.

Wait - did anyone else see the microprint text on bottom of photos?

The EV1 would not have been a big seller due to its price tag.

Easy answer - I’d take the Audi.

Yep - Pepperidge Farm and I also remember that unit for installs.

Guys selling solar panels won’t tell you the truth.

You’ve got ~12 years left to get any benefit.

... you do realize how many daily-use products you have are made from dead-Dinosaur juice derivatives, right?