Movie Trailer: "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

[iconoclastNYC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSBykAngDpY

[gizmo1979]

1. I saw the guy who made the movie

on NOW the other night it was quite sad.

[DistressedAmerican]

3. Me Too. GREAT Interview.

Very interesting stuff for sure!

[orleans]

2. when does this come out? looks great. n/t

[DistressedAmerican]

4. Here's More On The NOW Interview.

Now Main Page:
http://www.pbs.org/now/

Viewer Feedback

http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/viewer-response.html

And this week's show which I saw last night called Crude Awakening:
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/224/index.html

[iconoclastNYC]

5. Oil industry profits

Company Annual Profits (2005) Increase From 2004

ExxonMobil $36.1 billion 43%
Royal Dutch Shell $25.3 billion 37%
BP $22.3 billion 31%
ConocoPhillips $13.5 billion 66%
Chevron Texaco $14.1 billion 6%

[MelissaB]

6. I'd love to see this make the "greatest"

to spread the word.

:kick:

[DistressedAmerican]

8. Kicking For More Recommendations.

Should be seen!

[lovuian]

7. Great Movie and shows how the Monopolies screwed

Americans!!!

[Porcupine]

9. Duh!!, Automobile manufacturers!!!!

I could use one of those Ford Ranger pickups in the job I have today. Average daily milage is less than 30 miles with very little of it at highway speeds. My company buys regular Ford Ranger pickups to run. Our company gas bill is over $4000 a year. Think of that. My boss could save over $3000 per year in gas alone if electric trucks were available.

The truth is that electric cars were killed because they would work too well. Read the following quote from the transcript.

PAINE: Well, there's -- there's almost no maintenance, because there's no internal combustion engine. So there's no carburetor. There's no tune-ups. There's no air filters to change. There's not even a transmission. So the electric car really challenges the whole fundamental business structure for the car companies. And unfortunately the -- the electric car's another problem. It doesn't use any oil. So, the electric car instantly goes after two bedrock industries in the country, and that makes it a very difficult sell.

So they screwed us because the cars would actually work.

BTW- electric cars work long distances if you attatch a genset trailer.
http://www.acpropulsion.com/Products/Range_extending_trailers.htm