Film Screening: Who Killed the Electric Car?

Tufts Energy Security Initiative presents "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Film will be followed by a discussion. Snacks will be available.

Write up of “Who Killed the Electric Car” screening. On Monday, October 20th, ESI sponsored a screening and discussion for group members and guests of critically acclaimed 2006 documentary, “Who Killed the Electric Car,” directed by Chris Paine. This film explores the mysterious disappearance of General Motors’ initially successful electric-car program, and the evaporation of government incentives for clean, alternative transportation in the state of California. Following the movie, members hosted a brief discussion of the premises and conclusions of the movie’s arguments, which indicted consumers, oil companies, car companies, federal and local government entities, and hydrogen-fuel-cell programs as creating a ‘perfect storm’ that stopped the spread of practical clean vehicles. This screening served as the concluding event for ESI’s unit exploring the structure of the existing fossil-fuels industry, and corresponds with in-progress ESI-sponsored research into contemporary electric car programs.