Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
- Starring:
- Greg "Gadget" Abbott, Dave Barthmuss, (more)
- Director(s):
- Chris Paine
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Documentary
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Filmmaker Chris Payne explores the many factors that played into the ultimate failure of the electric car to catch on with consumers, even as gas prices began to skyrocket, in a thoughtful meditation on the increasingly important role that renewable energy plays in modern society. Introduced as a means of providing an alternative to increasing oil consumption and reducing pollution in 1996, the electric car was all but a forgotten memory only a decade later -- but why? Though interviews with consumer advocacy experts, automotive industry experts, and oil industry heavyweights, Payne paints a though-provoking picture of a culture whose aversion to change and reliance on dwindling resources may be rooted in the financial concerns of a wealthy few, and may also be leading consumers down a troubling path. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 93 mins
Complete Cast:
- Director(s):
- Chris Paine
- Writer(s):
- Chris Paine
- Producer(s):
- Jessie Deeter, Dean Devlin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Documentary
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