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Arts & Entertainment

Film “Who Killed the Electric Car”

This 2006 documentary explores the birth, limited commercialization, and subsequent demise of the battery powered battery electric vehicles in the US in the late 1990s. The film discusses explores the roles of auto manufacturers, the oil industry, the federal government, and consumer attitudes in limiting the development of this technology.  Sponsored by WPDSS (Worldly Philosophers & Dismal Scientists Society).

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