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Writer/Director Chris Paine Blogs About Who Killed the Electric Car  When Who Killed the Electric Car premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (on the same weekend as An Inconvenient Truth), we wondered whether movie goers were ready for a new kind of 'action film'. Fortunately people jumped onboard and this seems even more true today. We put this DVD together after the release of the film to include a dozen short scenes we couldn't quite fit into our story. My favorite is one with Stan and Iris Ovshinsky who developed the revolutionary battery technology that powered GM's electric car (and today's Prius). These two brilliant octogenarians took our small camera crew on a Willy Wonka style tour of their inventions including the world's largest thin film solar cell factory. As we stood under a football field size machine in Troy Michigan, I blustered 'Is solar power back?' Stan exclaimed ' What?! Solar never went away... What was back was backward thinking!' And as his machine cranked out miles of solar cells above us, we knew he was right. I'm especially glad that the optimistic last scene of Who Killed the Electric Car has proven that we weren't just wishful thinkers when we finished our edit. The clips feature the first glimpse of the ultra fast Tesla electric sports prototype as well the Zenn neighborhood electric vehicle. Both cars are starting to roll off production lines today. And while the State of California (and some car companies) are still gambling on hydrogen fuel cells, plug-in cars are proving to be more environmentally efficient and popular. Early adopters deserve a lot of the credit. Oil companies and the internal combustion engine monopoly may have 'killed' thousands of electric cars (EVs) in the 1990s, but EVs are coming back. (Stay tuned for next film...) I hope you'll find our documentary takes you on a wild ride out of the 20th century and into the 21st. --Chris Paine, Writer/Director Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Killers of the EV Remain Free TodayPerhaps now more than ever, there has become a renewed focus on finding more sustainable ways to live in terms of energy consumption. Though the soaring gas prices have indeed caused many of us to take note and become a bit more eco-conscious, when a similar movement began in the 1990's it was a myriad of competing factions that in fact pulled the emergency brake on such a movement. Who Killed the Electric Car is an interesting documentary on the entire electric car life span for conception to production to dismantling in scrap yards just a few years later. The electric car phenomenon that swept the country amongst like minded individuals and in particular celebrity types in a way that perhaps predated the necessity of living a more sustainable life and rather focused on the desire to life in such a way. Thanks to the EV movement that made driving an electric car fashionable and trendy, the demand for EVs began to peak and a push was on to increase production of electric cars to meet the demand that was creeping up ever so quickly. But all of that came to a crashing halt. The film seeks to address some of the possible culprits guilty for killing the electric car. Though certainly no charges of murder could be brought, what certain individuals and organizations did to ensure the rapid demise of the electric car was comparable to stabbing the heart of the electric car movement and ensuring it would never breathe another breath. The movie seeks to ... Read More Rating:  - Big boys don't cryI don't know why, exactly, but this film made me very sad. Sad, to the point of actually tearing up. While politically motivated trash like "An Inconvenient Truth" either makes me want to vomit or possibly laugh at the arrogant idiocy that spawned the film, this film moved me. Just thinking about the senseless crushing of EV1s, just to keep them 'off the street', makes me sad. If you have any doubt that America is being sold by the gallon, just watch this film. Rating: - Excellent footage, very well done.This is one of the best documentaries ever done. The footage, and the people in the footage on both sides of this issue, make one of most entertaining and revealing cases for its cause I have ever seen. It presents both sides of the issue, but makes it very easy to see that one side is seriously flawed. It answers the question "why are people frustrated with government and big business" with a clear evidence. The scene of the solar panels on top of the White House(before they were removed) pretty much sums it up. Is it any wonder why GM's stock is hitting a 50 year low today? A very important film. Every one should see it. Rating: - a very timely documentaryA great film, though a bit heavy on the political side. Still, after watching this movie, there can be no doubt that electric cars are marketable and desireable. This film documents the life of the EV1, a GM two seater electric car. The cars were leased to a select few customers in California and Arizona, then destroyed after a few years. I live in Arizona close to several retirement communities, and I see people driving around in electric golf carts all the time, even in 100 degree plus heat. Electric vehicles work. I am not a conspiracy freak, but this film nails the automobile industry, the government, and the oil companies for keeping electric cars out of the hands of the public. Once you watch this movie, their motivations will be very obvious. I recommend this film highly. At this price, you can afford more than one copy. Watch it and pass it on, since you'll never see this movie aired on television. People need to know and think about this, especially while they pump $4 a gallon gas into their vehicle. Rating: - The Promise of a Better Tomorrow... crushed by big oil and the auto makersThis is a great documentary that shows what progress and innovation can bring when big companies work for a better tomorrow, and how they will stop at nothing to destroy that progress when it threatens their money and power. Living outside of California, I had no idea that these cars were used on such a large scale. What a great impact these cars could have had on reducing our need for foreign oil and reduced smog pollution, if only the auto makers and big oil hadn't successfully killed it all. Keep betting on people buying gas-guzzling SUVs, see how well that works as gas passes $4 a gallon. GM is probably regretting not expanding the EV program, but big oil is still laughing all the way to the bank. Browse for similar items by category:
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