'Revenge of the Electric Car'

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By Carl Ford

Partner, Crossfire Media

The movie "Revenge of the Electric Car" has “opened.” A better way to say it is that the movie has been released for public viewing, if someone from the public wants to organize its viewing.

The movie tracks four efforts for electric cars – by Bob Lutz from GM with the Chevy Volt; Carlos Ghosn from Nissan with the Leaf; Elon Muck, CEO of Tesla Motors; and Greg Abbott, the gadget guy that converts vehicles into electric vehicles.

“Revenge” is a sequel to Director Chris Paine’s “Who Killed the Electric Car?” which was a labor of love (death) by Paine, who owned one of GM’s EV-1’s.

In his first movie, Paine traces why his EV-1 was terminated by GM, and now he tracks why these companies are looking to bring the EV back. This movie is focused on the economics of car development, and I am sure it will be a fun watch.

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