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Chris Paine is an American filmmaker and environmental activist. His notable works as director include the documentaries Who Killed the Electric Car? , Revenge of the Electric Car and Do You Trust This Computer?
Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Chris Paine 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 mid-1990s.
In Revenge of the Electric Car, director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars.
The film was the third highest-grossing theatrical documentary of 2006 and screened with An Inconvenient Truth in many markets. Currently in wide DVD release, Paine’s film investigates the events leading to the quiet destruction of thousands of new, radically efficient electric vehicles.
Aug 4, 2006 · Who Killed the Electric Car?: Directed by Chris Paine. With Martin Sheen, Reverend Gadget, Dave Barthmuss, Ed Begley Jr.. A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
Chris Paine is a filmmaker who has directed and produced documentaries about electric cars, technology, and culture. He is known for his works "Who Killed the Electric Car?", "Revenge of the Electric Car", and "Do You Trust This Computer?".
Paine proceeds to show how this unique vehicle came into being and why General Motors ended up reclaiming its once-prized creation less than a decade later. He begins 100 years ago with the original electric car.
