"Who Killed the Electric Car?" DVD, 2006
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Artifact Overview
General Motors' EV1 electric automobile, introduced in 1996, earned a devoted following. So much so that, when the model was canceled in 2003, some fans suspected a conspiracy between GM, petroleum interests and politicians. The 2006 documentary film Who Killed the Electric Car? explored this and other theories for the EV1's demise.
Artifact Details
Artifact
DVD
Date Made
2006
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Film by Chris Paine; made in the United States for Sony Pictures Classics.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.114.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 5.25 in
Thickness: 0.5625 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front: WHO KILED / THE ELECTRIC CAR? / A LACK OF CONSUMER CONFIDENCE... OR CONSPIRACY? / SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SLECTION / TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION
Decal on front plastic wrap: INDIES / CHOSEN FOR TARGET / BY THE INDEPENDENT / FILM CHANNEL / 10060079
Printed on side: WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? / SONY PICTURES / CLASSICS
Printed in part on verso: RUNNING SOLELY ON ELECTRICITY, GENERAL MOTORS' FLEET OF EV-1 ELECTRIC VEHICLES WERE SO EFFICIENT, THEY WERE ON THE BRINK OF ALTERING THE FUTURE OF DRIVING IN AMERICA [...] / NARRATED BY MARTIN SHEEN AND FEATURING ON SCREEN CONTRIBUTIONS WITH ED BEGLEY JR., RALPH NADER AND ALEXANDRA PAUL [...] / WWW.SONYPICTURES.COM / 10202 W. WASHINGTON BLVD., CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA 90232-3195/ COPYRIGHT 2006 / PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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