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Who Killed the Electric Car?(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-08-04
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185 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
A lack of consumer confidence... or conspiracy?
Overview:
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline... Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.
Languages: English, French, Hungarian.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,000,000.00
Revenue: $1,678,874.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Plinyminor
Papercut Films
Movie: Who Killed the Electric Car?
Top 6 Billed Cast
Martin Sheen
Narrator (voice)
Mel Gibson
Self
Tom Hanks
Self (archive footage)
Ed Begley Jr.
Self
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