Who Killed The Electric Car?

Who Killed The Electric Car?

Little known to me, and the rest of the general public, General Motors, Ford, Toyota, and Honda sold electric vehicles in the mid 1990s.

They performed fabulously. GM's EV1, designed as a family car, actually accelerated faster than a Corvette!

Most anyone who leased one, wanted to own it. Yet still, GM and most other companies refused to allow their customers to buy the cars, then repossessed, and crushed most all of them. The exception was Toyota, which sold a few hundred of their RAV4s.

Who Killed The Electric Car? is a fabulous documentary about the story, which I highly recommend to everyone.

There are number of myths circulating about the subject, which the documentary disproves. One being, the range of the batteries was not far enough. To see why, check out the official website.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/

or purchase the documentary from Plug In America
http://www.pluginamerica.org/wktec.shtm

Or watch the documentaries on Youtube.
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See some more electric car links here:

Real life EV Stories:
http://www.pluginamerica.org/learn-about-plug-ins/real-life-ev-stories.html

GM's EV1:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1
http://ev1.org/

Info on the Honda EV:
http://www.hondaev.org/acar.html

EV Album
http://www.evalbum.com/

Suzuki Samurai
http://www.evalbum.com/1059

Dave Muse claims to have owned an electric car for 25 years.
http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/apeweek

Electric Cars Are For Girls
http://www.electric-cars-are-for-girls.com/index.html