Tom Hanks talking about his GM EV1, lucky dog, on Latenight with David Leterman. http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/ http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/GM_EV1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

This extended "making-of" clip at a race track shows how the crew filmed the race between the Hummer and the EV1. The director explains that they wanted to make a professional record of the EV1 before the last ones were crushed in kind of a "last commercial format." A producer from the film once.... more

In this excerpt from Stephen Talbot's "Heartbeat of America" (1993), Christopher Snell explains how GM conspired with oil & tire companies to kill streetcars in cities all across America in order to create an inferior bus system that would guarantee the sale of tires, gas, and bus parts for an.... more

This roughed out powerpoint compares 4 types of vehicles: 1) Gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) 2) Hybrid gas-electric vehicle (HEV) 3) Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHEV) 4) All-electric vehicle (EV), and the CO2, Volatile Organic Compounds, Carbon Minoxide, and Sulfur Oxides. Although the electric vehicle produces.... more

The inspirational Stan Ovshinsky and his wife Iris explain their motivations behind building their Ovonics Solar Cell Factory, which contains the largest thin film solar cell manufacturing machine in the world (longer than a football field). "Solar is back?" director Chris Paine asks. "Solar never went.... more

And older (and better IMHO) cut of the Trailer for the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car" by Chris Paine. http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/ http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/GM_EV1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

Directors Notes from Chris Paine for the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car". http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/ http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/GM_EV1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

Music video version of this extended "making-of" clip at a race track shows how the crew filmed the race between the Hummer and the EV1. The director explains that they wanted to make a professional record of the EV1 before the last ones were crushed in kind of a "last commercial format". A.... more

Video of GM EV1 Land Speed Record of 186 mph at GM proving ground near Fort Stockton, TX. http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/ http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/GM_EV1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

An extra clip from Chris Paine's "Who Killed the Electric Car." A host of the movie's luminaries answer the question: "Did you have a dream car?" We hear from Phyllis Diller, GM defender Dave Barthmus, Carter Administration's David Freeman, Reagan's Frank Gaffney, and battery geniuses Stan and.... more