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Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
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Chris Paine (writer)
Release Date:
4 August 2006 (UK)
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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. more
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A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future. full summary | full synopsis
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2 nominations
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Interesting look at a hidden topic
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Martin Sheen | ... | Narrator (voice) |
 | Reverend Gadget | ... | Himself (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott) |
| Dave Barthmuss | ... | Himself |
 | Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Himself |
| Jim Boyd | ... | Himself |
| Alec N. Brooks | ... | Himself |
| Alan Cocconi | ... | Himself |
| John R. Dabels | ... | Himself |
| Phyllis Diller | ... | Herself |
 | Colette Divine | ... | Herself |
| Tom Everhart | ... | Himself |
| David Freeman | ... | Himself (as S. David Freeman) |
| Frank Gaffney | ... | Himself (as Frank J. Gaffney Jr.) |
 | Mel Gibson | ... | Himself |
| Greg Hanssen | ... | Himself |
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Rated PG for brief mild language.
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92 min
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The boxy, small EV shown being crushed in the movie was the Honda EV-Plus. They, like the sleek GM EV-1, were only available for lease; several returned to Honda, and were converted into fuel cell demonstration vehicles. For a while, you were able to lease them through EV Rentals (at several Budget Rent a Car locations).
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Who writes the history? Um, well... The guy with the biggest club.
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Senkl Dala
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A look into the anticipated introduction of electric cars in the mid '90s to their mysterious recall a few years later. The documentary talks to former electric car owners, government personnel and others while examining the automobile industry and the laws that around it. All trying to draw a conclusion about why this clean, efficient, sleek yet affordable vehicle was pushed from the market in the midst of global warming and rising gasoline prices.
The film presents an interesting and largely hidden topic. Giving a brief history of the electric car, which interestingly used to be more popular than gasoline based cars (!!!!), it will leave most viewers scratching their head and wanting to know more. The resulting investigation is surprisingly large in scope and encompasses many things from the highest echelons of government right down to average Joe. All in a brisk 91 minutes.
However, the film is not just interesting, it addresses many concerns that have been rising faster and faster for a while now, which makes it also an important documentary. --- 9/10
Rated PG: "brief mild language." That's funny, Jaws, with all of it's terror, gore and death is rated PG too.