Who Killed the Electric Car?
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Movie Reviews of Who Killed the Electric Car?
Movie Review: made many good points but missed one
Summary: 4 Stars
As we expected, the documentary is very informative and well-developed. It seems to miss a suspect that might have killed the electric car, the car designer who failed to give an option for a hybrid electric working mode. The consumers should NOT be the convicted suspect, because they are the judge and measure how successful a product is to be. If a hybrid electric plug-in car was available, I believe that both manufacturers and consumers would have more confidence in such a product. Movie Review: Informative - an Eye Opening Look at the U.S. Auto Industry
Summary: 5 Stars
Anyone who wonders why our transportation system is dedicated to maximum short term profits on inefficient vehicles should take a look at this story.
Hopefully this will stir us to look at increasing our choices for moving around from nearly total auto dependency to a mix of fuel efficient private vehicles, transit, and better pathways for non motorized travel.
The alternative is to keep pumping money to the Saudis, and multi-billion dollar military actions in the Mid East.
Movie Review: Excellent film
Summary: 5 Stars
I borrowed this film from my local library and was impressed -- the film goes through the history of the electric car and proceeds to tell the tragic story of GM's EV1, in the end convincing the viewer of the conspiracy by the oil companies to destroy the EV1, as it threatened their profits. I enjoyed the film so much that I decided to buy a copy of the DVD for my father & mother so that they could watch it. Movie Review: The Future
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an awesome DVD that fills in the blanks about the EV1 for those of us who don't remember it, who never got to drive it, and who wondered what happened to it. Movie Review: the electric car is not dead
Summary: 4 Stars
It almost seemed a little too good to be true... a car that runs on 100% electricity, has zero emissions and can go as fast as any combustion engine car. As I was watching this documentary, I was trying to figure out what some of the main drawbacks were because with any new technology, there are always going to be unforseen problems and concerns. I do believe that the oil companies and car manufacturers definately have lots to lose in the wide spread sale of electric cars but there are issues with the practicality of these electric cars as well. For examble... it takes about 8 hours to charge them so you'd have to make sure you don't travel too far without having it fully charged. From the looks of them, they required a specialized plug for charging, not a standard household plug.
All issues aside, we are about to see a re-emirgence of the electric car. Today, people can have their Priuses modified to become plug-in hybrids. Both GM and Chevy plan to release fully electric and plug-in electric hybrids as soon as 2010. It seem as though all of the problems with the EV1 have been eliminated. Some have suggested that the electric cars will force us to build more power plants. From my understanding, they have hybrid solar cars which will be available soon.
This is a must watch documentary which gets us thinking about how big businesses run everything and will do everything they can to protect their assets. After watching this video, you'll understand why the new electric cars will be so expensive. Also, you'll understand why most of them will not be fully electric, but electric/gas hybrids.