It's been called "the car of the 21st century" and "a glorified golf cart." A new documentary explores automakers' experience with the electric car, and tells the story of the rise and fall of the EV-1, an electric car GM offered in the 1990s to California drivers.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2006-07-26/fate-electric-car
The Fate of the Electric Car
Listen Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2006 at 1:06 p.m. in Arts & Culture, Economy, Movies, Science, Transportation
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Guests
Chris Paine
Director, âWho Killed the Electric Carâ
Chelsea Sexton
electric vehicle activist; and former EV1 sales specialist, Saturn/GM
Joseph Romm
Director, Center for Energy and Climate Solutions; former Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (1997); and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (1995-1998)
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