The Next Must-See Documentary
Check out the new movie that The New York Times calls "a prosecutorial examination of the role of oil companies, the automobile industry and the Bush administration (them again) in stymieing the development of emission-free electric vehicles."
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 futuristic cars were almost gone. What happened?
Check out the new movie that The New York Times called “a prosecutorial examination of the role of oil companies, the automobile industry and the Bush administration (them again) in stymieing the development of emission-free electric vehicles.”
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