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.
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Chris PaineWriter:
Chris Paine
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Reverend Gadget | ... | Self (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott) |
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Dave Barthmuss | ... | Self |
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Jim Boyd | ... | Self |
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Alec N. Brooks | ... | Self |
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Alan Cocconi | ... | Self |
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John R. Dabels | ... | Self |
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| Colette Divine | ... | Self | |
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Tom Everhart | ... | Self |
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David Freeman | ... | Self (as S. David Freeman) |
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Frank Gaffney | ... | Self (as Frank J. Gaffney Jr.) |
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Greg Hanssen | ... | Self |
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With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story couldn't be more relevant or important. The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their backs on the car and embrace embracing instead the SUV. Our documentary investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our ... Written by Richard D. Titus
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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). See more »Quotes
Ed Begley Jr.: The electric vehicle is not for everybody. It can only meet the needs of 90 percent of the population.See more »
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 August 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Who Killed the Electric Car? See more »Filming Locations:
Willow Springs International Motorsports Park, Rosamond, California, USAEdit
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$1,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$45,138, 2 July 2006Gross USA:
$1,678,874Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,764,304Company Credits
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Director Chris Paine is no dummy. As a onetime owner of an electric car (the EV1) and a savvy filmmaker, he has quadruple checked his factsand they are alarming. Although the electric car obviously depends upon coal or oil for its power, electricity is far cleaner than gasoline in the long run with less carbon output. Additionally, the batteries are recyclable, and electric cars make fewer demands in other environmental ways: There are no oil changes, oil filters, spark plugs and other parts and services that conventional autos require. Each of these parts carries its own environmental cost.
See this film. It has nothing to do with the current price of gas and everything to do with corruption on many levels.