Who Killed the Electric Car?
Aug 04, 2006 | IMDB 7.3
92 min Watch NowDocumentary
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.
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IMDB 5 | Nov , 2006
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IMDB 7 | Dec , 2007
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IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 2002
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IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 2007
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IMDB 7 | Nov , 2006
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IMDB 7.8 | Sep , 2008
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IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 6.7 | Jan , 2007
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IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2006
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IMDB 0 | May , 2001
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IMDB 3.5 | Mar , 1980
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IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 2004
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IMDB 4 | Apr , 2003
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