Who Killed the Electric Car?

Sometimes I just shake my head.

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It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert? WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? Chronicles the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1, examining its cultural and economic ripple effects and how they reverberated through the halls of government and big business. WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? is not just about the EV1. It's about how this allegory for failure reflected in today's oil prices and air quality can also be a shining symbol of society's potential to better itself and the world around it. While there's plenty of outrage for lost time, there's also time for renewal as technology is reborn in WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?

It makes me so mad to wonder where we could be today technology wise. The Winnipeg Free Press had an article today by Dallas Hansen titled Electric Cars Coming to a Driveway Near You that details the history of the electric car and how it seemed to disappear throughout history...

In regards to in GM's EV-1: "Charging required about eight hours, from a wall-mounted charger in the driver's garage - far more convenient, EV-1 drivers said, than regularly filling up at gas stations. Unfortunately for lessees, they did not own their vehicles. And when California's Air Resources Board quashed the ZEV mandate in 2001, GM moved to quash the cars themselves. After seizing hundreds of EV-1s from satisfied customers, the cars were transported to Arizona for crushing ... complete with a voice over from GM spokesman Dave Barthmuss shamelessly insisting that all recovered EV-1s would be completely reused and recycled." (A19)

But, there IS time for renewal. What do you think?