Why the electric car had to die

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Movie
German title Why the electric car had to die
Original title Who killed the electric car?
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2006
length 92 minutes
Rod
Director Chris Paine
script Chris Paine
production Dean Devlin,
Richard D. Titus,
Tavin Marin Titus
music Michael Brook
camera Thaddeus Wadleigh
cut Michael Kovalenko,
Chris A. Peterson
occupation

Why the electric car had to die (OT: Who Killed the Electric Car? ) Is a 2006 documentary by the author and director Chris Paine, which describes the new development of electric cars in the US in the 1990s, the very limited introduction of these vehicles and their early withdrawal from the market and destruction after the partial fall of the California Clean Act .

The focus is on the history of the General Motors EV1 , of which only three examples still exist today. The film critically examines the roles of automakers, the oil industry, the US and California governments, and consumers. He also describes modern electric cars, battery technology and - critically - hydrogen technology.

The film was released on November 14, 2006 by Sony Pictures Classics .

Interviews

General Motors EV1 at the junkyard

The film contains interviews with well-known personalities who drove electric cars at the time, such as Mel Gibson , Tom Hanks , Alexandra Paul , Peter Horton , and Ed Begley, Jr. , and with political activists and politicians such as Ralph Nader , Frank Gaffney, Alan C. Lloyd ( Former California Secretary of the Environment), Jim Boyd, Alan Lowenthal, S. David Freeman and James Woolsey .

Developers and engineers who were involved in the redevelopment of electric cars and key components at the time, such as Wally Rippel, Chelsea Sexton, Alec Brooks (now Tesla Motors ), Alan Cocconi (now AC Propulsion ), Iris and Stan Ovshinsky ( NiMh battery development) and experts like Joseph J. Romm, the author of The Hype about Hydrogen .

Martin Sheen spoke the original sound .

Film festivals

The film was selected for the following film festivals:

continuation

In 2011 the sequel Revenge of the Electric Car was released , which introduces a new generation of electric cars, u. a. the Chevrolet Volt , the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Roadster .

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