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Who Killed the Electric Car is a pretty inspiring movie about electric cars in that it proves there is hope left for those who want or need to drive a vehicle. But, Who Killed The Electric Car also leaves me feeling pretty dizzied about our governments, oil companies and car companies. It’s a movie sure and it’s about electric cars, but it’s got some heavyweight facts you can’t dispute.

My “little voice” says, beware, your husband works for Toyota. Well, I say all the better. Maybe I’d get a better crack at asking Toyota some “down to earth questions” about electric cars like: why don’t “they” want to be remembered as a leader to a better life, a greener earth? Why not educate public opinion on EVs (electric vehicles) in this case, the plug in hybrid, to wind up eventually with all electric cars? I mean Toyota is already ½ way ahead of the rest of the big guns in America – namely GM, Ford and Chrysler. He’d be making some serious cash in under a year’s time. It’s something most of us all need. We could have as much fun driving in electric cars as we do our stinky, dirty, noisy, expensive, gasoline, earth and human unfriendly cars.

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sheer accident by me in the video store. It leads me to ask, why haven’t I been made aware of electric cars? Ah yes – the hired PR firms for car manufacturers to sway us into thinking “Hey, being addicted to gas is a good thing…” until of course, there MUST be a change for different fuels and energy sources. Well there is, and it’s called Global Warming/Climate Change, and it’s been around for about 20 years already. Now we’re at a 9/1/1 situation with it, rather than not.

Here’s what the movie Who Killed The Electric Car covers in a nutshell:

GM produced a zero emission vehicle (EV’s - electric vehicles) because the California government under the Carter administration made it a law in 1990. Good man that Carter was. They created these beautiful, fast, sleek, no emissions, electric cars that people loved and they were on the roads in 1996. But, the dirty, slimy, stinky, fossil fuel burning cars gave them (car infrastructures) more “residual income”. Hey, got to replace that worn out oil and filter every 4 months etc. etc. Lots of oil still to dig up. These electric cars were too clean: Every 5,000 clicks, rotate your tires and that’s it, oh – and top up your windshield wiper fluid. It’s almost to hard to believe how clean and quiet and fast they really were. So, GM (and the other big car companies) went and sued the federal government for imposing such a law. GM pulled them off the roads within 10 years.

Who Killed The Electric Car discusses:

• Decisions made by the California Air Resources Board (C.A.R.D.) Serious stuff here.
• The arguable debate on Bush’s $1 billion push toward hydrogen fuel cell technology and his abandonment of hybrids.
• Oil companies strong incentives opposing the electric vehicle infrastructure. Hummm, there are 1 trillion barrels of oil left in the earths crust (approx.), worth how much a barrel? $70–$100 bucks a pop. Mind you in 2000, they were around $12 a barrel. Hummm.
• Auto companies and their arguments on why gas cars are better than electric cars – cough cough. After you watch Who Killed The Electric Car, your opinion might be broadened. Cars today are less efficient than they were 20 years ago. Go figure.
• Consumers and their understanding of electric cars. What? Did someone say there is an electric car? Did someone say that car companies tried to educate consumers? That was me. How could I want one if I didn’t even know they existed?
• Battery technology limitations. Electric cars can run off your computer laptop battery. “Next”.

This is an absolute no-brainer. I want one of these electric cars if this is what they have to offer. A cleaner planet, healthy children and we’d be able to hear the birds chirping in the downtown core.

If you haven’t viewed Who Killed The Electric Car, here is a trailer for you to watch:

Who Killed The Electric Car?
Copyright © 2006 Sony Pictures Classics:

Quote:

“It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert?” End of Quote

After watching the trailer, I’d encourage you to click on “Enter Site”. You can find out the pro’s and con’s of different types of fuel/energy sources for vehicles. There is a great place for teachers to visit also. We need to bring back the electric car.

Are you up for it?

Peace.