Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)


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.

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

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Released Year: 2006
Runtime: 92 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Chris Paine
Writers: Chris Paine

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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.

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80
Time - Richard Corliss
Chris Paine's documentary makes an unapologetic case for the car and an unofficial indictment of the forces allied against it.
80
The New York Times - Manohla Dargis
A murder mystery, a call to arms and an effective inducement to rage, Who Killed the Electric Car? is the latest and one of the more successful additions to the growing ranks of issue-oriented documentaries.
80
The Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen
A potent hybrid of passion and politics fuel this energetic and highly compelling documentary.
75
The A.V. Club - Nathan Rabin
Above all, the film is an extended love letter to the EV1, a sleek GM electric marvel that, by Paine's reckoning, marks the single greatest innovation in human technology since the wheel.
75
New York Post - V.A. Musetto
Paine doesn't hide his liberal mind-set, but he lets all sides - from GM suits to Ralph Nader - have their say. By the closing credits, there's little doubt who killed the electric car.

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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.

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.

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.

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.