Who Killed the Electric Car?
“A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy?”
7.2(198)20061h 32m
Documentary
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 Paine
Budget
$1.0M
Revenue
$1.7M
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rsanek
5y ago
7.0
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...
