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WHO REVIVED THE ELECTRIC CAR?

IN 2006 I remember seeing a chilling documentary called: ‘Who Killed the Electric Car?’ (now available on Youtube). It explored the creation, sales, and subsequent destruction of the revolutionary new zero emissions vehicle, the General Motors EV-1 of the mid 1990s. Twenty years after the last EV-1 was deliberately crushed, I’ve just experienced the performance of the fastest accelerating car of today. Faster than a Porsche, Lamborghini, or Ferrari, and it’s an

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