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A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy? - Who Killed the Electric Car?
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Title: Who Killed the Electric Car?

Release Date: 4 Aug 2006

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Plinyminor, Electric Entertainment, Papercut Films

Production Companies: Plinyminor, Electric Entertainment, Papercut Films

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.

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Average Vote: 7.3 (181 votes)

Cast

  • Narrator (voice): Martin Sheen
  • Self: Mel Gibson
  • Self: Chelsea Sexton
  • Self (archive footage): Tom Hanks
  • Self (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott): Reverend Gadget
  • Self: Ed Begley Jr.
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