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In the movie 'Who Killed The Electric Car' we learn a little bit about the environment- and about economy. You probably didn't know this but, only about 8 years ago, electric cars were roaming the streets of California. CARB (Calif. Air Resources Board) passed a bill that if auto makers like GM and Toyota wanted to continue to sell cars in that state, a small, but growing percent would have to be electric zero emission vehicles. GREAT IDEA! These cars were awesome! You plugged them in at night, and in the morning, you simply unplug them and drive away. They had great performance, and were becoming popular....
Until the automakers calculated that they would loose money. They knew that these great vehicles were going to become very popular, and, because the price for maintenance was about $3 a month (for wiper fluid) the car companies weren't going to make much money in the long term. Just think of all the yucky oil changes, air filters, brakes, gasoline you would be able to avoid. These are the things that automakers can really make money on. Without our dangerous addiction to non-renewable fuels, there is no long term cost for things like engines, electricity plants, etc. So you have it right there. The automakers were scared that they would lose if they continued to sell these popular cars. Not to mention the big bucks Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil and Imperial oil would lose. Basically, the electric car was the perfect one for us, with our environmentalism; but sadly, a large cost to industry. General Motors started putting a stop to this. They wanted all their cars back. One by one they came in. Ford and Toyota followed, soon, there wasn't a single electric car in the whole state. Then, all the cars were crushed. Very sad images are shown in this part of the movie. Today, General Motors Inc. is the company that truly killed the electric car. There are no more electric cars for sale in North America, other than ZENN, which cannot be driven anywhere. We were in reach of saving the environment, and the gold bars destroyed it. Why do we always go for money? There are so many other things that matter!
However, the electric car is gone, and may never come back. I recommend that you get the movie and watch it. Show it to your friends, family, employees. It is really disgusting, yet a true representation of the world we live in today.
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