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Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary film that explores the 10 year life span of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1. The film explores the role that several parties including auto manufacturers, the oil industry, state and federal governments, and consumers played in the failure of the electric vehicle in the 1990s. It also explores the effects that technological limitations of the vehicle, like the quality of available batteries, and competing technologies, like hydrogen vehicles, had on the electric car. It has been criticized, primarily by General Motors, for not accurately portraying the company's dedication to the technology. Most criticisms focus on the movies implication that there was a high demand for electric vehicles and an unwillingness of automakers to produce the cars.
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- Director: Chris Paine
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes
- Genre: Documentary/Education
- Nominated for Best Documentary Film Academy Award in 2006
- Release Date: June 28, 2006
- Release Company: Sony Pictures Classics and Papercut Films
- Gross: $1,685,646
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Who Killed the Electric Car? on Amazon
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Who Killed the Electric Car? - $14.94
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 futuristic cars were almost entirely gone. What happened? Why should we be h...
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Who Killed the Electric Car? 11"x17" Framed Poster - $19.99
This 11"x17" framed poster is from "Who Killed the Electric Car?" (2006)
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Charlie Rose with Jane Arraf, Romesh Ratnesar & John Burns; Bill Blakemore, Freeman Hrabowski & Anthony Marx; Bill Carter & Doug Ellin (June 7, 2006) - $24.95
First, guest host Jane Arraf talks to Romesh Ratnesar, world affairs editor at Time magazine, and John Burns, The New York Timesbureau chief in Baghdad about the situation in Iraq, and the investigation into the alleged abuses at Haditha. T...
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