Who Killed the Electric Car
Tonight, May and I watched Who Killed the Electric Car (IMDB), a documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, with a special focus on the EV1 originally developed by GM. I was actually surprised to learn that at the beginning of the twentieth century, a majority of the cars produced in the United States were actually electric cars, and the internal combustion engine really took over only in the 20’s. The movie is a good reminder that great ideas can be killed by collective stupidity. Hopefully, the idea for a pure electric car (not a hybrid) will come back again, and eventually succeed in the marketplace. In the meantime, I wish I could test drive the Tesla Roadster…
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