Who Killed the electric Car?

[Anasazi]

Has anyone seen this move?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F

[Teotwawki]

Haven't seen the movie playing anywhere yet.  Hope it comes out soon although I'm sure it won't play anywhere in Michigan!

Good article on the subject of electric cars:

http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=790

"Most of America's electric power is generated from domestic resources such as coal, nuclear power, and natural gas (barely 2% of U.S. electricity is generated from oil.) While the money spent on gasoline ends up increasing the trade deficit and padding the coffers of corrupt and dictatorial oil producing countries who funnel large sums of it to the terrorists with whom we are at war, money spent on electricity for the most part stays in America. Since most of the power for a plug-in vehicle comes from domestically generated electricity, wide use of plug-ins can shift the transportation sector from imported to homemade energy.

"Unlike the "hydrogen economy" which requires massive investment in infrastructure change, plug-ins offer better utilization of existing infrastructure and for a significant percentage of market penetration require very little investment in new capacity. "

[Petey_Canuck]

I would love to see this documentary, but alas, I live under a rock!

[Chip Haynes]

I actually saw one of the original EV1 electic cars at the Innovations transportation exhibit at Epcot some years ago. I looked REALLY cool. (Sort of like a very sleek Saturn.) Then it disappeared for awhile, and then was brought back out as their new hydrogen vehicle. Same car. They didn't even bother to repaint it. After that, it just sort of went away for good.

Too bad (to use a line from Disney's "The Rocketeer"), that was a nice car.