"Who Killed the Electric Car" to be shown Friday night

[LSK]

"Who Killed the Electric Car?
GM launched its EV1 electric vehicle in 1996. It was a revolutionary modern car, requiring no gas, no oil changes, no mufflers, and rare brake maintenance (a billion-dollar industry unto itself). A typical maintenance checkup for the EV1 consisted of replenishing the windshieldwasher fluid and a tire rotation. But the fanfare surrounding the EV1's launch disappeared and the cars followed. Sponsored by the Independent Documentary Presentation Film Group."

05/25/2007 - 6:30pm

Arlington Heights Public Library, 500 N Dunton Ave, Hendrickson Room, 2nd Floor, Arlington Heights

http://www.illinoisdemnet.com/node/3635

[orleans]

1. that was a wonderful movie--very sad.

made me think of one night, years ago, i was watching someone on either the tonight show or letterman (probably ed bagley jr) talking about electric cars. my daughter was just a year or two old and i was thinking wow! by the time she's sixteen we'll all be driving evs and how great it would be. (she's 19 now--obviously it never happened)