MINA Breaking News - Sweet Revenge of the Electric Car

MINA Breaking News - Sweet Revenge of the Electric Car: "Sweet Revenge of the Electric Car PDF Print E-mail

While the Big Three U.S. automakers in Detroit cry for a $25-billion dollar bailout, we should keep in mind the documentary, 'Who Killed the Electric Car.' This important documentary released in 2006 investigates the 'creation, limited commercialization and subsequent destruction of the battery-powered electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the 1990s.'

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On November 14, 2008, Nate Holden, former California State Senator and L.A. City Councilmember, held a press conference demanding General Motors apologize to the American people for destroying the automaker’s EV1 plug-in electric vehicle. Mr. Holden demanded the EV1’s immediate re-introduction before, or in exchange for, any Government bailout of GM.

GM now has a hybrid-electric car called the Volt due in 2010. It promises to be a great car - it's just far too late.

Chris Paine, director of 'Who Killed The Electric Car,' is currently working on the sequel titled, 'Revenge of the Electric Car.'

Simply put, the Big Three don't deserve a bailout - they've had 30 years of bad management and refused to give the American people what they wanted: Fuel-efficient vehicles. Instead, they seemed to be holding hands with the oil companies and othe"