1969 GM XP 512 E

1969 GM XP 512 E in Concept Cars, Documentary, 1990

Class: Cars, Proto / Concept — Model origin:

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Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-02-01 05:29	the car in the middle
DynaMike ◊ 2007-02-08 17:39	I found a ghost-drawing of this car showing its hybrid engine: 2-cylinder gasolin engine combined with an electric motor. Like the other minis, it's said to be designed by Shinoda in 1972.
Junkman ◊ 2007-02-13 13:51	I dug up an artice I have about these cars and it is dated 1969, so the year must be changed. In the article, they are just called GM City Car concepts. No further designation or even X numbers are mentioned. GM said, teh cars could go into production once the batteries are invented. Sounds familiar? 38 years later, GM speech is exactly the same, but nobody bothered to invent suitable batteries in the meantime. Well, save petrol, burn nitro it is for me then.
antp ◊ 2007-02-13 14:03	junkman wrote but nobody bothered to invent suitable batteries in the meantime. In the documentary "who killed electric car" it is said that actually suitable batteries exist... (and existed when they started the GM EV1, though they used a less powerful model) Should we list the two other cars under the same name? /vehicle_83697-GM-.html /vehicle_83699-GM-.html (or just regroup them, then) -- Last edit: 2007-02-13 14:06:08
ahight ◊ 2014-11-04 15:44	GM XP-512E? http://blog.hemmings.com/?s=GM+heritage+center http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/tag/gm-xp512e/
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2016-07-10 17:31	Does this car still exist?