Howard University Clarifies EV1 Status: Not Abandoned, Just Stationary
As students at Howard University make their daily trek up Georgia Avenue, they might not realize the historical gem parked in the lot of the Lewis K. Downing building: a rare General Motors (GM) EV1 from the late 1990s. This bright red two-door car looks like an alien spacecraft compared to its modern counterparts and has been standing still for years. But fear not, Howard University is here to set the record straight—this EV1 is far from abandoned.Key TakeawaysThe GM EV1 at Howard University is not abandoned despite its stationary state.This vehicle is a significant piece of automotive history, one of the few remaining original EV1s in existence.Howard's clarification comes after another university-owned EV1 was mistakenly marked as abandoned and sold at auction for $104,000.The story of ...