Who killed the electric car

SYNOPSIS:

Released at the same time as the 'an inconvenient truth' movie, 'who killed the electric car' makes a similar attack on the US corporations behind motoring and the US government. Despite the electric car being a blockbuster in Hollywood, the story comes to a tragic end at a funeral...

The Movie accuses the US government of extending the lifespan of the petrol engine by focusing on alternative technologies that are still years away. Despite a working electric car Hydrogen has still been touted as the replacement for petrol, yet, as the movie states, there are 5 miracles required before Hydrogen becomes viable:

• A current hydrogen fuel cell car costs £500,000
• There's not enough room in the car for hydrogen fuel
• Hydrogen is expensive
• A fuelling infrastructure is needed
• Competing technologies must not improve

Clearly hydrogen fuel cells still have a long way to go..

Full details on who killed the electric car be found on the 'who killed the electric car' wiki

The DVD itself is available from play.com

QUOTE:

"The electric car is not for everybody, it can only meet the needs of 90% of the population"..

Author: Richard Garner
4th March 2008