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Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

Martin Sheen , Chris Paine  |  PG |  DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (341 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Martin Sheen
  • Directors: Chris Paine
  • Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: November 14, 2006
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (341 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000I5Y8FU
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,030 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "Who Killed the Electric Car?" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Special Features

  • 12 Deleted Scenes
  • Documentary: "Jump-Starting the Future"
  • Music Video: Meeky Rosie's "Forever"

Editorial Reviews

IN 1996, ELECTRIC CARS BEGAN TO APPEAR ON RAODS ALL OVERCALIFORNIA. THEY WERE QUIET FAST, PRODUCED NO EXHAUST & RAN WITHOUT GASOLINE. 10 YEARS LATER, THESE FUTURISTIC CARS WEREALMOT ENTIRELY GONE. WHAT HAPPENED? WHY SHOULD WE BE HAUNTED BY THE GHOST OF THE ELECTRIC CAR?

 

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191 of 202 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A "Who Done It" for the auto industry., July 19, 2006
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A great film about another sorry episode in the history of America's automobile and energy industry. Set as a "Who-Done-It", the film chronicles how short sighted automakers (especially GM) develop great electric cars in response to the California ZEV mandate only to do everything in their power - from suing the state, making ridiculous ads, creating a red-tape filled lease application process - to kill them. Consumers buy bigger and bigger vehicles (whether they need them or not). Government officials and staffers bow to the pressure of intense lobbying, and conflicts of interest. The sad fate of most of the EVs produced during the late '90s to 2002 is revealed.

GM, especially, comes off as incredibly vindictive. What automaker ever tracked down every car of any model and crushed them (not the Corvair, Edsel, etc.)? Even after loyal drivers pleaded to keep them, offering to buy the last remaining EV1s with junk titles at lease buyout prices, GM went out of its way to ensure that the EV1 was history.

The passion of GM's EV specialist Chelsea Sexton for the EV1 makes her the star of the movie. One can only imagine what the engineers who designed the EV1 felt when their babies were being crushed.

But the movie ends on a hopeful note. We may never see the EV1 again, but vehicles using electric drive systems, either as full EVs (which are coming from several start-up companies) or plug-in hybrids, must inevitably roam the roads. The upward trend in gasoline prices, the effects of global warming, the inherent efficiency of electric drive trains, the continued improvement of battery technology, and the upcoming reevaluation of the ZEV Mandate guarantee it.
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131 of 141 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A good look at a good idea., July 16, 2006
This documentary provides a fascinating look at how big corporations can get away with murder. The electric cars were quite popular a decade ago but are now non-existent, this explains why. There were less breakdowns in the electric car and of course no gasoline. The result was that GM could not have people driving around in reliable transportation, where would they make money on repairs? The other factor is oil companies, with no legitimate competitor they could do whatever they wanted and have. Strange that the owners (or leasees since they were not for sale) were not allowed to keep their cars after the California law was repealed. Check it out.
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52 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WKtEC Kicks GM in the Butt, July 19, 2006
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Well, all you sceptics out there--see it and weep! Yes, there was an incredibly cool, sexy two seater ZEV on the road and no, you didn't get to drive it...but I did. For three years I had the fun (and so did everybody I gave a ride to). Also, with a Time of Usage meter installed on my house, I charged at night (still do) at a lower rate--PLUS, get this, I have a 16 panel solar array on my roof which not only lowers my bill, but means my (gasp!) Toyota RAV4 EV license IM SOLAR is not lying. Clean, clean, clean! See this movie and get those auto makers to give you some more options! Way to go, Chris Paine et al.
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