Who Killed the Electric Car?

No mystery here, as this well-researched documentary explores the history of the nascent electric car movement, killed way too soon by its abusive parent company, General Motors. Not learning a lesson about his actions serving as fodder for lefty filmmakers, GM CEO Roger Smith (the titular ogre of Michael Moore’s breakthrough doc, Roger & Me) gave the greenlight back in the ’90s for production of the full-on electric vehicle, the EV-1. Unfortunately, the vehicle was found to fly in the face of the concept corporate America thrives on, planned obsolescence. It was too damned efficient. No replacement parts, no oil, no … wait, no oil? That’s just too plain un-American. Who the hell wants to drive a car that doesn’t take up two parking spaces and roar like an angry dinosaur? Hell, a car that don’t make no noise? People might think you’re gay for driving one. Or a commie. Or both. Fortunately, Smith and GM spared you the potential social embarrassment by killing the program, repoing the prototypes, crushing them to make more commercial Hummers, and shredding the plans.