Reply #49: Ummm...

[Unca Jim]

I am a huge electric car dork (I drive a converted 1964 VW Beetle to work), and I wouldn't say "Who Killed the Electric Car" presents a fair account of what happened to the EV-1.

Remember, when the EV-1 was being leased in California (late 1990s-early 2000s) gas was a lot cheaper than Enron's rolling-blackout electricity. It's no surprise a vehicle with a limited range and no off-site recharge provision or gas engine backup seemed like as a bad idea in spread-out California either.

The EV-1 was a great car, and it led to the mega-awesome Volt, which I'm on the waiting list for. It was not, however, the solution to all our problems. Many people could not have used it as it was leased.