Who Killed the Electric Car?

2006

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.

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

Rating

7.251
189 votes

Popularity

1.1055

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Plinyminor,Electric Entertainment,Papercut Films

Runtime

92 min.

Budget (M$)

1.7 / 1ROI 170%

Status

Released

Release: 8/4/2006

Credits

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Chris PaineDirector

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Martin SheenNarrator (voice)

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Mel GibsonSelf

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Chelsea SextonSelf

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Tom HanksSelf (archive footage)

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Reviews

rsanek

7/27/2020

7 / 10

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.

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