Revenge of the Electric Car

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

Revenge of the Electric Car

2006), and you’ll learn that those once-dead electric vehicles (EVs) are now exacting a shocking revenge. Paine was one of the first to lease a General Motors EV1 in 1997 — only to get the car wrenched away from him five years later when he took it in simply to get a brake light fixed. What happens to an electric car deferred?

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‘Revenge’ Hits Indiana

Revenge of the Electric Car

Chris Paine made the 2006 documentary movie, Who Killed the Electric Car. In fact, some of the engineers working in Indiana worked on General Motors EV1, which is the subject of our first film,&# said Paine. Paine is shooting a sequel to his 2006 movie. . Tags: In the Media Production Diary Indiana.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

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The new proposed rules also appear to contradict the board’s own recent attempts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions in the wake of a groundbreaking global warming law signed by the governor in 2006. The award-winning 2006 documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? “It’s Who Killed the Electric Car 2.0.&#.

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GM on the brink…

Revenge of the Electric Car

DETROIT — The rapidly deteriorating finances of General Motors are forcing the federal government to decide whether to bail out the largest American automaker or face the prospect that it might go bankrupt. Tags: Production News GM Chevy Volt In the Media. November 8, 2008. Cash Is Its Best Hope. By BILL VLASIC and NICK BUNKLEY.

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