Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary by Chris Paine which explores the creation, limited commercialization, and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, especially the General Motors EV1 of the 1990s.
It uses archive footage and interviews to build a case against various characters that surrounded the creation and destruction of the now iconic EV1 electric car. More specifically, the film looks at the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, the Californian government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in “killing” the electric car.
To travel beyond the scope of the movie, one question we might ask ourselves is this:
“Has the electric car seen a rebirth?”
Well, with startups like Tesla Motors and Fisker Automotive coming out with new models and old players like GM, Nissan, and Ford also working on their electric cars and series plug-in hybrids, is the future bright for electric transportation?
Me thinks NaturalBuy readers have gathered sufficient information to make enlightened and enlightening predictions…We hope!
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