Who Killed the Electric Car?
Aug 04 2006
•2h 32m
•Documentary
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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Martin Sheen
Narrator (voice)
Mel Gibson
Self
Chelsea Sexton
Self
Tom Hanks
Self (archive footage)
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