Anyone who has seen this movie ought to instantly think of the Francis Ford Coppola movie "Tucker:The Man and His Dream". It is another example of a wonderful automotive idea that is crushed and killed by those forces who have the most to lose.
The difference with this film, is that while it examines and accuses many people and groups for the failure of this great idea, it does not come down hard on any one group. The people that are to blame range from the obvious: Automobile companies, Energy/Fuel companies, the government, to local politicians and the ever frequent selfish thinking of the American public.
Chris Paine tells an interesting story that couldn't be more timely. The rise and fall of the electric car in the California market. How these people that control our government (read: lobbyists), and our markets get away with some of the stuff that they do is beyond me. It is quite disheartening, to say the least.
7 out of 10
The difference with this film, is that while it examines and accuses many people and groups for the failure of this great idea, it does not come down hard on any one group. The people that are to blame range from the obvious: Automobile companies, Energy/Fuel companies, the government, to local politicians and the ever frequent selfish thinking of the American public.
Chris Paine tells an interesting story that couldn't be more timely. The rise and fall of the electric car in the California market. How these people that control our government (read: lobbyists), and our markets get away with some of the stuff that they do is beyond me. It is quite disheartening, to say the least.
7 out of 10