Who Killed the Electric Car?
Who Killed the Electric Car?

Who Killed the Electric Car?

A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy?

7.3(193 votes)
2006
1h 32m
Documentary

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.

Production

Plinyminor, Electric Entertainment, Papercut Films

Cast

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Narrator (voice)

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Self

Chelsea Sexton

Chelsea Sexton

Self

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self (archive footage)

Reverend Gadget

Reverend Gadget

Self (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott)

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Self

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