An Electrical Truth Discovered

In recent days past a startling possibility for the future was introduced and it was simply called the EV-1. What is the EV-1, you ask? Well, it’s a car and not just any car, but an electric car and an extraordinary one at that. But unless you lived in that faraway land of California, it’s unlikely you’ve ever heard about this little wheeled dynamo of the future, that unfortunately has all but too quickly become a thing of the past.

Like many of you, I previously believed that the possibility of the electric car, while hopeful, was years away from becoming a vehicle that could meet the quick flying demands of the average driver. But thanks to a friend who shared the stunning revelations of the documentary Who killed the Electric Car, I was introduced to a whole new reality that has proven what the average person knows about the electric car, to be nothing but pure fiction.

So meet the slick new reality, where the electric car can run just as fast or faster than a gas-powered vehicle, while emitting no emissions. In a world plagued by the increasing dangers of global warming, it’s easy to see how vital of a role this stunning creation, could play in saving a future that’s very much in peril.

One such vehicle, a nifty little coup called the EV-1 was released by Chrysler as a bold new experiment, meant to the quell the demands of ground breaking California legislation that required car manufacturers to create a new kind of vehicle that could battle the ongoing plight of air pollution. And the EV-1 had company. Hyundai and Ford, among others also created their own charged-up prototypes, including an electric version of the Ford Ranger that was the very twin of its gas-fueled older brother.

Quick, clean running and every bit as sharp looking as any automobile you’d find on the market, these cars and trucks operated on the same level as gas-powered vehicles, that is, if you were only paying eighty cents a gallon for the gas. Needing little to no pre-built infrastructure to maintain its power and maintenance demands, drivers could easily charge their cars at home or at a specially-fitted power stations, while at work or running errands about town. Even with a limited range of ninety to a hundred miles per charge, it was quickly realized that the these new energizer-auto-bunnies could meet the transportation needs of ninety percent of drivers on the road today.

However being endowed with such remarkable and potentially threatening qualities, these electric conveyances, just as quickly began to attract a number of enemies, the most obvious of which coming from the oil industry. But their most surprising nemesis, turned out to be their own manufacturers, who never had any real intention of offering these cars and trucks for sale to the general public. Unveiled for lease only, a small group of select drivers, were able to briefly enjoy the virtues of these extraordinary vehicles, before they were suddenly packed off to meet with a horrible demise that may perhaps hasten our own.

So what happened to this saving possibility for the future? To find out more behind this compelling mystery, check TV listings for the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car and educate yourself of reality and of the reality that could be if we fight for it.