Who Killed the Electric Car?
“A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy?”
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.
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Part of Electric Car Collection
2 films
Cast
6 people
Martin Sheen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Catch Me If You Can
Mel Gibson
Self
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Chelsea Sexton
Self
Tom Hanks
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Forrest Gump
Toy Story
Reverend Gadget
Self
Also in
Smash Lab
Monster House
Ed Begley Jr.
Self
Known for
Better Call Saul
Young Sheldon
Chris Paine Director
Worldwide gross $1.7M · Budget $1M · United States release August 4, 2006
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,678,874
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Plinyminor
Production
Electric Entertainment
Production
Papercut Films
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Hungarian
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2006
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · August 4, 2006
Theatrical
Japan
August 20, 2008 · Digital
Sweden
September 2, 2007 · Theatrical
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