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post Mar 8 2008, 08:11 PM
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I watched an unlikely program this morning called 'Who killed the electric car'. This program is base around GM's EV1 electric car. It's creation because of California's mandate to the automakers... and then it's disturbing demise. Surprisingly, there is a WHOLE LOT more to this documentary than the electric car.

Although I would NOT have originally expected to care about much of this, the other points really opened my eyes to some cruel realities. I for one am ashamed of some of my blind beliefs to date and feeding the OPEC monster with my aggressive pursuit of the performance car hobby. Driving around in a 12-13mpg truck seems REALLY stupid to me at this point.

There are a lot of alternatives that we could use to free ourselves from the grasp of current large Corporate control, but they keep buying all these new ideas up and burying them from us.

Anyone that knows me will know that I am not a person that takes conspiracy theory too seriously. These are just facts driven by business decisions, that unfortunately have been empowered by us consumers willing to be brain washed. Brain washing that is built around our American heritage and desire for all that is 'Big' and 'Strong'.

I don't know if this documentary flick will affect anyone else as it has my perception on things, but I do recommend that everyone checks it out. If you have Starz it is due to air again on March 24th. I have Mediacom and it is also a freely accessible movie.

Check it out and let me know what you think.

There are a number of trailers and short clips from this documentary on Youtube.com found by searching for 'Who killed the electric car'.


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- awd4kicks   Everyone needs to watch this...   Mar 8 2008, 08:11 PM
- - JBone   Read "Divorce Your Car" I had to for on...   Mar 9 2008, 01:28 AM
- - scrapin_frame   i just watched the show on onDemand... Kinda sho...   Mar 9 2008, 05:40 AM
- - awd4kicks   I'll have to check that book out J. As far as...   Mar 9 2008, 09:58 AM
- - awd4kicks   QUOTE (scrapin_frame @ Mar 9 2008, 11:40 AM)i...   Mar 9 2008, 12:27 PM
- - akamiami   QUOTE When you philosophically oppose an entire po...   Mar 9 2008, 02:53 PM
- - awd4kicks   yeah, post them up or PM me with them. The only t...   Mar 9 2008, 08:28 PM
- - Kazz5   I've not seen this show, but the need to get a...   Mar 10 2008, 08:35 AM
- - Kazz5   OK, so, you riled me up. Here's Edmunds' ...   Mar 10 2008, 09:49 AM
- - awd4kicks   Dude...DON'T EVEN act like I'm some F...   Mar 10 2008, 05:42 PM
- - black92_tsi_awd   Is the government pefect....no way in hell. Does ...   Mar 10 2008, 07:55 PM
- - awd4kicks   There are a ton of side issue that can be discusse...   Mar 10 2008, 09:41 PM
- - natedogg   Just to add my .02. I'm all for new ideas and...   Mar 11 2008, 07:09 PM
- - awd4kicks   it's a documentary not a real movie. They mak...   Mar 11 2008, 07:21 PM
- - Kazz5   No, you weren't ugly. And I take that I did r...   Mar 11 2008, 07:47 PM
- - awd4kicks   Yeah, make I want to mak sure you know that I didn...   Mar 11 2008, 07:58 PM
- - haunter   I wrote a paper on that car a few years ago..........   Mar 13 2008, 12:13 PM
- - awd4kicks   Wow...with 330mpg (yes I said 330) I'm surpris...   Mar 17 2008, 07:52 PM


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