Who Killed the Electric Car?
Was there a conspiracy on part of the big oil companies to squash development of the electric vehicles? In the 2006 documentary titled, ?Who Killed the Electric Car??, Chris Paine chronicles the rise and fall of the General Motors? EV1.
Chris claims that hundreds of these cars were secretly destroyed by the automaker after the sudden recall citing lack of consumer demand. This, Paine says, is in sharp contrast to what the drivers of these cars have to say about the EV1. Almost everyone who drove the car, including big name celebrities such as Mel Gibson loved the car and would have loved to buy one. The EV1 was fast, quiet and produced zero emissions. However, the automaker refused to sell the EV1 only offering a lease option. Chris claims that even the ads for these cars were designed to make them less attractive on purpose.
If this conspiracy theory has any basis, what will the big oil companies do to stop the major automakers racing against time to develop viable hybrid cars, electric vehicles, flex fuel vehicles, etc?
