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Summary

A sequel to 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine once again looks at electric vehicles. Where in the last film electric cars were dismissed as uneconomical and unreliable, and were under multiple attacks from government, the auto industry, and from energy companies who didn't want them to succeed, this film chronicles, in the light of new changes in technology, the world economy, and the auto industry itself, the race - from both major car companies like Ford and Nissan, and from new rising upstarts like Tesla - to bring a practical consumer EV to market.

Details

Release Date: October 21, 2011

Runtime: 90 minutes

Genres: Documentary

Rating: 7.1/10 (39 votes)


Electric Car Collection

  • Who Killed the Electric Car?

    Who Killed the Electric Car?

    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.

  • Revenge of the Electric Car

    Revenge of the Electric Car

    A sequel to 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine once again looks at electric vehicles. Where in the last film electric cars were dismissed as uneconomical and unreliable, and were under multiple attacks from government, the auto industry, and from energy companies who didn't want them to succeed, this film chronicles, in the light of new changes in technology, the world economy, and the auto industry itself, the race - from both major car companies like Ford and Nissan, and from new rising upstarts like Tesla - to bring a practical consumer EV to market.


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Cast

  • Tim Robbins

    Tim Robbins

    Narrator (voice)

  • Danny DeVito

    Danny DeVito

    Self (EV1 Driver)

  • Stephen Colbert

    Stephen Colbert

    Self

  • Elon Musk

    Elon Musk

    Self (CEO, Tesla Motors)

  • Talulah Riley

    Talulah Riley

    Self

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Self