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Who Killed the Electric Car?

2006-1h 32min
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7.3 / 10 189

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 cars were destroyed.

Directed by Chris Paine

Writers Chris Paine

Stars Martin Sheen Mel Gibson Chelsea Sexton

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Cast

Martin Sheen's picture in the cast

Martin Sheen

Narrator (voice)
Mel Gibson's picture in the cast

Mel Gibson

Self
Chelsea Sexton's picture in the cast

Chelsea Sexton

Self
Tom Hanks's picture in the cast

Tom Hanks

Self (archive footage)
Reverend Gadget's picture in the cast

Reverend Gadget

Self (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott)
Ed Begley Jr.'s picture in the cast

Ed Begley Jr.

Self

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