Review of Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006) by Thomas D — 13 May 2010

The documentary could have done without the brief mention of the global warming myth. It cited oil company profits without clarifying the rate of those profits - less than $.15/gallon when the fed gov't makes $.30-$.50/gallon through taxes on the oil companies.

[The increased profits stem from increased oil consumption through various factors including: increased modernization of India and China, partly caused by US job outsourcing; OPEC manipulation of oil production; the SUV effect; the Katrina effect on US refineries; US regulation preventing new refineries from opening; US regulation preventing domestic oil exploration and drilling.].

Also, in the summary, the film blames a number of institutions for the failure of the electric car and it includes the consumer. I find that ironic since the consumer has been lied to for a century by the gov't and car manufacturers that electric cars aren't a viable alternative.

Even still, the documentary doesn't suffer from these slight downsides. It demonstrates how the ingenuity and common sense of the American individual is stifled through the corruption of Big Gov't and Big Business. It's well worth the watch and Martin Sheen was surprisingly good in his narration.