Revenge of the Electric Car

Revenge Of the Electric Car

I like to think of myself as an environmentalist and am interested in any way possible to keep our air of better quality. I am still horrified by the previous film a few years ago, Who Killed The Electric Car. It only showed for a week and most people were unaware of that thought provoking film. GM had produced an electric car, EV-1. All of a sudden the contract was cancelled. Even more horrendous was the fact that all the cars were ultimately gathered and destroyed. Various suspects included the government, GM and the oil industry.
GM has had an interesting history since that time. They came close to bankruptcy just a few years ago. Obama and his government bailed them out. Do you remember the hearings into the car industry? The CEO’s all arrived in private planes. They were severely chastised and told they had better get their act together. They were encouraged to develop smaller less gas guzzling cars.
Vice President Bob Lutz became one of the first developers of the electric cars. I really enjoyed listening to that larger than life cigar smoking executive. It was as if he had a transformation.
CEO Carlos Ghosn also becomes a hero in developing an electric car for Nissan.
My favorite character is Elon Musk. He was the creative genius behind Pay Pal. We see the trials and the struggle he had in developing his model for Tesla. He invested so much of his own money and constantly was threatened with bankruptcy. We meet his family and hear how he has to work so many hours and doesn’t get enough time with his delightful family.
I wanted to stand up and cheer for the heroes who battled all the odds to develop an electric car. They are still very expensive but hopefully as the masses demand it they will come down in price. What a difference it will make to the environment.
This is a thought provoking documentary.