Who Killed the Electric Car?

"Who Killed the Electric Car?" is a 2006 documentary
film that explores the creation, limited commercialization,
and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle
in the United States, specifically the
General Motors EV1 of the 1990s.

The film explores the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, the Californian government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in limiting the development and adoption of this technology.

It was released on DVD to the home video market on November 14, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

During an interview with CBS News,
director Chris Paine announced that he would be making a sequel:
"Who Saved the Electric Car?".

1988: GM agreed to research a practical consumer electric car
1990: California passed the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate
1997: Toyota released the Prius
1997-2000: A couple thousand electric cars were available for lease (Honda, GM, Ford, Nissan, Chevy, Toyota)
2002: GM and DaimlerChrysler sued the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in response to ZEV mandate
2003: ZEV mandate was repealed, GM reclaimed all EV1s and destroyed them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F