According to a July issue of 'Entertainment Weekly' magazine, it is a "...true story of how GM destroyed hundreds of electric cars that were already on the road is a profoundly un-American tale of progress turned back on itself"
I have only quoted the magazines review & am wondering if any body has seen the movie, as I have not.
EW rated this movie A- & is in theaters now
Is seeing it worth the 92 minuts of my time and the cost of a movie ticket?
I am in the automotive field & do alot of research, but my time is valuable so I'm looking for people who have actually seen it .
2006-08-04 08:39:19 · 3 answers · asked by Vicky 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Yes, if you work in the auto biz, you will love this movie, it is highly relevant, and will make you think about business and political climate around automobiles in this country.
The movie is not just about GM, but about other automakers too - but GM had the best electric car on the market - the best electric vehicle ever made, to that point - and the people who drove them loved them. But GM refused to sell them - only leases.
When the program expired, GM took all the cars back, refusing to sell any of them. And despite claims to the press that they would not be destroyed, they were in fact all crushed.
All of GM's reasons why the cars had to be destroyed didn't seem to make sense. Especially when Ford and Toyota did sell electric cars to their lessees at program expiration.
That's what the movie is about. Why did this happen?
Incidentally, the inventor of the electric drivetrain in the EV1 went on to form his own company. His electric drive is in the new Tesla electric sportscar. See http://www.teslamotors.com
Another very interesting new electric car is the XS200, see here:
http://www.milesautomotive.com/products_xs200.html
2006-08-04 13:32:41 · answer #1 · answered by apeweek 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been wanting to see the movie myself! College kids ought to be able to tell the difference between straight up facts and slanted viewpoints. If not, it's your job to help them along. That's all part of college. Supporting your opinions with facts is something you should technically be learning how to do in high school. I think it's completely appropriate. Just be sure to tell them beforehand that it contains views not necessarily expressed by the school or you (just like the disclaimer before movies) and then have a really killer debate about everything afterwords. Have fun!
2016-03-26 23:13:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Piece of crap ELECTRIC Cars... (Muscle)
2006-08-04 08:43:39 · answer #3 · answered by 69CamaroSS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋