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Loading …Rent Movie.com movie reviews presents Who Killed the Electric Car? Movie Review a 2006 film starring Phyllis Diller, Colette Divine and directed by Chris Paine. Though this documentary is filled with interesting facts and utterly charming people, GM’s little EV1 stole the show. An adorable piece of art and functionality, the EV1 came and went without my notice. Yet how I now miss it! Oddly, it was killed by its own parent company - as tragic a plot as any Shakespearean play.
Who Killed the Electric Car? is done as a mystery, with multiple suspects. The soundtrack at times is absolutely brilliant, and the film, whose subject matter could be quite distressing, is done in a manner both fair, hopeful and, at times, humorous. I really liked it. It captured not just my interest, but my heart.
Some people hope to spot Elvis at the local 7-11. I hope to spot an EV1. 
Shanti Mai
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Comment by TruSighT
# February 18, 2007,
I enjoyed this movie because it raised some very interesting and far reaching economic connections. Growing up in a family of Ford 4th generation lead engineers, this movie raise some very serious questions that the movie shows have no clear answers. What was clear is the motivator is money, power and oil that is all those combined. There are so many industry common factors that enter into this complex issue. It pains me to say, but if America is not careful the American pillars of the auto manufactures are just the start of the fall of our American modern day Roman empire.
Comment by patrick
# February 28, 2008,
Watched “Who Killed the Electric Car” recently (great documentary), then i heard that GM and Tesla are making another run at the electric car (yay for progress!) hopefully development of this technology can continue forward uninterrupted by the powers that depend on oil consumption.