Ever wonder why it is that we have so many alternative sources of fuel but still don't see companies cropping up all over the place to promote and profit from them?  It doesn't seem to makes sense.

Well, Chris Paine, the creator of the movie Who Killed the Electric Car? seem to have a sensible answer.  Check out the plot summary from IMDB:

With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story couldn't be more relevant or important. The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their backs on the car and embrace embracing instead the SUV. Our documentary investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our country's future; issues which affect everyone from progressive liberals to the neo-conservative right.

Check out the trailer at Sony's website by clicking here.

Click here to see an interview with the film creator and a half-hour summary of the story.

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