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Who Killed the Electric Car? [ Google Video DVD-RIP ]
video.google.com — In 90's, California legislature passed "Zero Emissions Act" forcing auto makers to produce zero emission vehicles. Two choices; comply with law or fight it. In the end, they did both. New electric vehicles hit the market and were wildly popular. The auto industry wouldn't have it. In the end they crushed all vehicles despite huge demand of lessees.
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- rpi22, on 10/27/2007, -0/+4Basically, the auto industry only built the electric vehicles because they had to do so in order to keep selling in california. Every step of the way they tried to undermine it. They used batteries that they knew were defective, despite much better batteries on the market. They actually bought out a company making great batteries just so they could suppress the technology. They also funded huge campaigns against the car. Why would they give up huge profits from the electric car that so many people wanted to pay tons of money for?!?!? The electric car could be the saving grace of america's dying auto industry, but alas!!
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