
Who Killed the Electric Car?
2006, Documentary, 1h 32m
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A searing indictment of big business and greed, Who Killed The Electric Car? is a well-tuned doc that simultaneously entertains and enrages. Read critic reviews
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Following a strict mandate on air emissions in California, General Motors launches the EV-1 in 1997. It is an electric automobile that requires no gas, oil, muffler or brake changes and is, seemingly, the world's first perfect car. Yet six years later, GM recalls and destroys the EV-1 fleet. Filmmaker Chris Paine examines the birth and death of a revolutionary vehicle.
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Audience Reviews for Who Killed the Electric Car?
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Jan 09, 2013Very interesting film on the alleged destruction of the electric car by GM. Interestingly enough, I think this was the last time that Mel Gibson appeared in something and was thought of as a hero. I'm more convinced however that the electric car was originally killed because of a lack of infrastructure rather than because of the oil industry. The electric car has returned in some form of course but the infrastructure issues continue.John B Super Reviewer
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Dec 21, 2008A very informative documentary.Why would the government allow an electric car and then they would lose money on gas prices?Lee K Super Reviewer
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Jun 15, 2008A pretty decent well put together documentary that really informed me of something that I knew of, but did not really know much about. With the things that were stated about the electric car, it would be a good car to take around town or back and forth to work, but not to be able to go out of town and visit family or friends. We do need something like the electric car though as things are getting a bit out of hand. But the nice thing about this documentary, this is not really a propaganda piece, at least for politics anyways. A David versus Goliath story.Ken D Super Reviewer
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Nov 18, 2007A really great documentary showing how money controls everything and how America is filled with zombies that buy what big business tells us to buy.James A Super Reviewer
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