EV1 Mug
name: label: maker
content: General Motors Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: The EV1 was the first modern electric car designed for a mass market. In 1990, the California Air Resources Board required automakers to offer emission-free vehicles by 1998. Of the various makes and models of electric vehicles placed on the road in California, only the EV1 was designed from scratch. Its aerodynamic shape and advanced power management systems, developed by AeroVironment Inc., GM Electric Vehicles, Hughes Electronics, and other GM subsidiaries, made the new car practical, energy efficient, and appealing to consumers. Beginning in 1996, General Motors built 1,117 EV1 cars and leased most of them to consumers in California, Arizona, and Georgia. This mug, which was owned by Steven Tarnowsky, a member of the EV1 engineering and propulsion team, reflects employee enthusiasm within GM’s electric vehicle program.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: Transportation
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content: Road Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Steven and Carol Ann Tarnowsky
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0034.02
label: accession number
content: 2006.0034
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0034.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mug
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic, glazed (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10.5 cm x 8 cm; 4 1/8 in x 3 1/8 in