When was the Geo Metro converted to electric?
When was the Geo Metro converted to electric?
Solectria, a Massachusetts company, converted examples of the first and second generation Geo Metro to electric operation. Approximately 500 examples of 1996 and 1997 models were converted to electric operation—the bare vehicles were provided by GM without engines.
What kind of engine does the Geo Metro have?
Comparison of Generation II/I 3-door hatchback interior dimensions: The second generation Metro featured two engine options. The three-cylinder, 1.0-liter throttle body injected engine, still used on base models, was available for non- LSi models in 1997. The 1.0-liter became the last engine on a vehicle available in the US to use TBI.
When did the second generation Metro come out?
In 1995, the second generation of the Sprint/Metro line in North America—which was the third generation North American “Cultus”—was introduced as a three-door hatchback and four-door sedan, using an adaptation of the longer wheelbase platform from the second generation Cultus for both body configurations.
When did they stop making the Chevrolet Metro?
Production ended after model year 2001. The Chevrolet Metro was used in the 17th Biennale of Sydney (2010) exhibition in an experiment made by Cai Guo-Qiang, a Chinese artist from Fujian, where nine Chevrolet Metros were suspended in the air through animation. Comparison of Generation II/I 3-door hatchback interior dimensions:
When did the Suzuki Metro Convertible come out?
1992 Metro convertible. Production of the first Geo Metro models, equivalent to the second generation Suzuki Cultus, began at Suzuki’s plant in Hamamatsu, Japan, in late 1988. In 1989, it debuted and replaced the Chevrolet Sprint in the United States.
Comparison of Generation II/I 3-door hatchback interior dimensions: The second generation Metro featured two engine options. The three-cylinder, 1.0-liter throttle body injected engine, still used on base models, was available for non- LSi models in 1997. The 1.0-liter became the last engine on a vehicle available in the US to use TBI.
Solectria, a Massachusetts company, converted examples of the first and second generation Geo Metro to electric operation. Approximately 500 examples of 1996 and 1997 models were converted to electric operation—the bare vehicles were provided by GM without engines.
1992 Metro convertible. Production of the first Geo Metro models, equivalent to the second generation Suzuki Cultus, began at Suzuki’s plant in Hamamatsu, Japan, in late 1988. In 1989, it debuted and replaced the Chevrolet Sprint in the United States.
In 1995, the second generation of the Sprint/Metro line in North America—which was the third generation North American “Cultus”—was introduced as a three-door hatchback and four-door sedan, using an adaptation of the longer wheelbase platform from the second generation Cultus for both body configurations.
