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Who Killed the Electric Car?

A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy?

7.3 / 10

92 minutes

2006-08-04

English

US

Actors :

Martin Sheen, Mel Gibson, Chelsea Sexton, Tom Hanks, Reverend Gadget, Ed Begley Jr.

Description

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.

Reviews

rsanek

rsanek

6/23/2021, 3:58:41 PM

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 co...