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Who Killed the Electric Car?
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Who Killed the Electric Car?

A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy?
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User Score201 ratings
TMDB 7.216+20061h 32mEnglish
Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Director
Chris PaineFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Plinyminor3 production companies
Release
August 4, 2006Released
Box Office
$2MBudget $1M

Top Cast

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Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Self
Chelsea Sexton
Self
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Self (archive footage)
Reverend Gadget
Self
Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr.
Self

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Reviews

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rsanek
Jul 27, 2020

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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