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04/08/2006 Documentary 1h 32m
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A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy?

Overview

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.

  1. Chris Paine

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Martin Sheen

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  2. Mel Gibson

    Self

  3. Chelsea Sexton

    Self

  4. Tom Hanks

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Reverend Gadget

    Self

  6. Ed Begley Jr.

    Self

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Reviews

A review by rsanek
Written by rsanek on 2020-07-27
Interesting albeit very biased perspective on early electric car attempts. The film could have spent more time on describing the older electric car technology -- I was unaware that in the early 1900s there were, in fact, already cars that didn't run just on gasoline. I found it laughable when, near the end of the movie, the creators assess that essentially everyone, including car companies, oil companies, CARB, even consumers (!) are to blame for electric's downfall. I think you could convince me of car & oil companies, but it's a real stretch to say that a regulator that simply didn't adopt s...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,000,000.00

Revenue
$1,678,874.00

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