Electric Cars

I watched a movie called
"Who killed the Electric Car"
It was very interesting and if
you get a chance to watch it,
do so.

I know the movie was slanted,
just as the Michael Moore movies
are. But where there is smoke, there
is fire. Meaning, there is truth behind
the stories. Just slanted their way.

It was interesting how the government,
oil companies and the car makers them
selves all had a hand in killing the electric
car.

I was surprised that none of the cars were
sold, just leased to the people. Which gave
the companies the right to recall each and
every single one of them and destroyed them.

Even with people wanting to buy the cars.
A waiting list for them. And then when the
cars were recalled and stored... there were
thousands of people who wanted to buy them.

The car makers said they weren't profitable.
Say what? People were waiting to buy them.
What they really meant was, they couldn't make
a profit off of them after they were bought.
The oil, filters and repairs of cars is a big
business. These cars didn't need those.

Also of interest was the fact GMC bought into
a battery company. Having 50 or 51 percent
stock. Which they used the weaker batteries
so the car would fail. They would only go 60
miles on one charge. But when using the best
battery it could go 300 miles. Interesting.
Even more interesting was that GMC sold
their shares in the battery company to the
oil company. Why? This was after they had
recalled all the cars and shredded them, for
scrap iron.

But I think the thing that stuck with me most,
was my question of why didn't some one else
come up with it. Workers leave car maker companies
like any other company. Did they have to sign a
paper to never make the electric car? And what
about Japan, Korean, and the other foreign car
makers? Surely this would be one heck of a
way to stick it to the Americans. The market
would be there, and especially now, that gas
has gone over the $3.00 a gallon. So why not
one of them bring back the electric car? And
these were normal size cars, not a match box
car, like the Smart Car.

Anyway if you get a chance to watch it, it
is worth the view.