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Who Killed the Electric Car?

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7.3/10 • 179

2006-08-041h 32m

Documentary

A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy?

In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline... Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.

Directors
Chris Paine
Writters
Chris Paine

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  1. Martin Sheen

    Martin Sheen

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Mel Gibson

    Mel Gibson

    Self

  3. Chelsea Sexton

    Chelsea Sexton

    Self

  4. Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Reverend Gadget

    Reverend Gadget

    Self (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott)

  6. Ed Begley Jr.

    Ed Begley Jr.

    Self

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rsanek

Jul 27, 2020

7/10

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,000,000.00
Revenue
$1,678,874.00
Keywords
energy supplyautomobile industry