Who Killed the Electric Car?
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads across California, offering near-silent operation, swift acceleration, no exhaust, and power drawn from electricity rather than gasoline. A decade later, these cars were destroyed.
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Chris Paine
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Interesting albeit very biased perspective on early electric car attempts. The film could have spent more time on describing the older electric car technology -- I was unaware that in the early 1900s there were, in fact, already cars that didn't run just on gasoline. I found it laughable when, near the end of the movie, the creators assess that essentially everyone, including car companies, oil companies, CARB, even consumers (!) are to blame for electric's downfall. I think you could convince me of car & oil companies, but it's a real stretch to say that a regulator that simply didn't adopt stricter guidelines 'killed' an industry, or that people did because they didn't buy this amazing product. Overall, OK, but would not recommend unless you're really into electric cars.
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Chris Paine is the director of Who Killed the Electric Car?.
The cast of Who Killed the Electric Car? includes Ed Begley Jr. as Self, Tom Hanks as Self (archive footage), Martin Sheen as Self - Narrator (voice), Mel Gibson as Self, Chelsea Sexton as Self, and Reverend Gadget as Self.
The duration of Who Killed the Electric Car? is 1h 32 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Who Killed the Electric Car? trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Who Killed the Electric Car? was released on 04 Aug 2006.
Who Killed the Electric Car? is listed under Documentary on Fanbiz.
Who Killed the Electric Car? has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Interesting albeit very biased perspective on early electric car attempts. The film could have spent more time on describing the older electric car technology -- I was unaware t..."
