Why the electric car had to die
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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:
- Sundance Film Festival
- San Francisco Film Festival
- Tribeca Film Festival
- LA Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival
- American Film Festival in Deauville
- Wild and Scenic Environmental
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 .
Web links
- Who Killed the Electric Car? - Official website (English)
- Who killed the electric car? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Meeting in the Wirtschaftswoche
- Article of the Tages-Anzeiger from July 11, 2006
- Interview with director Chris Paine on PBS including video
- "Who Killed the Electric Car" interviews. moviejungle.com, archived from the original on May 22, 2008 ; Retrieved November 20, 2016 (English, interview with the director and stars Wally Rippel and Chelsea Sexton).