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Documentary

Who Killed the Electric Car?

- A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy?

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.

Release Date : 2006-08-04

Language :EnglishFrenchHungarian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : PlinyminorElectric EntertainmentPapercut Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Who Killed the Electric Car

Cast

Martin Sheen

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Martin Sheen

Gender : Male

Mel Gibson

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Mel Gibson

Gender : Male

Chelsea Sexton

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Chelsea Sexton

Gender : Male

Tom Hanks

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Tom Hanks

Gender : Male

Reverend Gadget

Character Name : Self (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott)

Original Name : Reverend Gadget

Gender : Male

Ed Begley Jr.

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Ed Begley Jr.

Gender : Male

Reviews

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rsanek

@rsanek

2021-06-23

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.