- Actors: Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Reverend Gadget, Dave Barthmuss
- Directors: Chris Paine
- Writers: Chris Paine
- Producers: Alex Gibney, Dean Devlin, Jason Saville, Jeff Steele, Jessie Deeter
- Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Date: Nov 14 2006
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000I5Y8FU
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- #2 in DVD > Special Interests > Transportation
- #5 in DVD > Documentary > Politics
- #8 in DVD > Documentary > Science & Technology
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Recommended,
By Jlem (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Who Killed the Electric Car? (DVD)
This film is a perfect companion piece to "An Inconvenient Truth" which, in a sense, presents audiences with a problem that "Who Killed the Electric Car?" offers a large part of the solution to. Paine's film looks at the rise and fall of California's ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) mandate which forced automakers to produce technologically advanced vehicles like the GM EV1. Anyone driving a hybrid today, or considering purchasing one, will readily see the tremendous debt owed to the pioneering advancements made in the EV1. Ultimately, the film's appeal extends well beyond the bounds of auto enthusiasts as the issues involved represent much of what is so topical today; high gas prices, pollution, and instability in the oil supplying nations. "Electric Car..." features a well rounded variety of interviews with engineers and scientists, automotive industry experts, the petroleum lobby, everyday drivers, and energy experts. It manages to be engrossing, enlightening, and surprisingly, quite fun at the right moments. Take a break from watching the price of oil skyrocket and watch this DVD!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
You will be stunned, upset, angry and want to cry,
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This review is from: Who Killed the Electric Car? (DVD)
This isn't a "feel good" movie. Unfortunately it isn't even a good mystery. But it is a movie that every man woman and especially child should watch.I was one of the millions that have been told and read that the technology wasn't yet available, that batteries weren't "good enough", that they couldn't go fast enough to do the job and that the future looked better for Hydrogen Fuel Cells. I took it all as fact and took the rest for granted! I thought that the movie would cover the "history" of electric cars and elaborate using the facts that "I already knew" as to why they couldn't be made yet... I was beyond stunned to find out that ALL the major car manufacturers had actually designed, built and leased fully functional modern Electric Cars, Vans and Trucks (and did so quite successfully in spite of their own efforts)in California within the last ten years! I then became upset and then very VERY angry to watch a progressive campaign to have their success and adoption turned into a failure, followed by a very methodical eradication of the physical evidence. The leased cars were forcefully returned to the dealers and destroyed (no one was allowed to keep, purchase or re-lease them.) This is a must see movie and should be in everyone's library for viewing and loaning to others. That this happened, and hardly anyone outside of California knew about it - is unconscionable.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
You will be electrified,
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This review is from: Who Killed the Electric Car? (DVD)
Everyone can make a good guess as to who was the culprit and you will all be correct. This documentary shows the unleashing of such a great conspiracy that it almost defies belief.If you are sensitive to the point that you can not watch animal documentaries that show animals eating animals then you may not want to watch this documentary and the demise of the electric car is just as repulsive. The film starts of with some namby-pamby complaints about the environment. However it soon gets down to the nitty-gritty details of who and why the eclectic car had to be stamped out before you found out all the other great benefits of the most successful transformation since sliced bread. How many people think that the EV1 is still out there and soon they can get one? How many people were aware of the EV1 and other versions (Toyota's RAV 4) of the electric car? Today at lease we should have a hybrid plug-in.
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