Project 10: Electric Car Video Part 1:

“Who Killed the Electric Car?” HBO (2006) 92:22 Minutes

Scene Selections & Film Notes: 28 Chapters:

1. Brief History 0.00-3:34 2. Smog 3:34-5:28 3. Experiments 5:28-6:54 4. A Mandate 6:54-9:41

5. They Appear 9:41-14:45 6. Undermining 14:45-18:05 7. No Demand? 18:05-25:05 8. Hydrogen 25:06-26:30

9. California Kills Mandate 26:30-30:30 10. No Opinion to Buy 30:30-31:50 11. Protest 31:50-33:42 12. Crushed 33:42-41:50

13. An Offer to Buy 41:50-44:00 14. Conspiracy Theories 44:00-45:45 15. Suspect: Consumers 45:45-47:46 16. Suspect: Batteries 46:47-51:01

17. Suspect Oil Companies 51:01-53:56 18. Suspect: Car Companies 53:56-57:16 19. Lack of Maintenance Profits 57:16-57:56 20. Hummer Tax Break 57:56-60:41

21. Suspect : Government 60:41-68:27 22. Suspect: C.A.R.B. 68:27-70:11 23. Suspect: Hydrogen 70:11-75:42 24. Hauled Away 75:42-77:00

25. Museum Piece 77:00-80:34 26. The Guilty 80:34-82:50 27. Adapt to Change 82:50-84:17 28. The Future 84:17-92:22

The deleted scenes account for about 20 extra minutes of film!

Be Certain to watch the deleted scene:
Stan & Iris Building a Better World

Be Certain to watch the special feature:
Jump-Starting the Future (15:08)

Film Notes: “Who Killed the Electric Car?”

What mandate began the need for the electric car in California? (Scene 4)

When and who issued this mandate and describe what was suppose to happen and what were the penalties if the mandate wasn’t fulfilled by the auto companies?

When did the electric car first appear on California highways? Did they also run on gas?

10 Years later, where were these cars?

When was the first time the electric car was killed? What killed them by 1920?

What is the gasoline car’s number 1 flaw?

In 1989 a California study showed that kids had medical problems.

What is a stage one smog alert?

Is CO₂ a global warming gas? Why?

How much CO₂ is added to the atmosphere for ever gallon of gasoline burned?

Calculation (after film): Density of Gasoline: _______g/mL

C₈H₁₈ + O₂ -----> CO₂ + H₂O

What happen on April 24, 2003?

What is the average miles driven by a person per day? (Are you the average person based on your gasoline project)

Who is Stan OVSHINSKY and his wife, Iris?

What is C.A.R.B.?

Five Problems which have to be overcome to make the Hydrogen Car a real alternative

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d.

e.

Suspects: What are the arguments for & against electric cars?

Consumers! Guilty Not Guilty

Batteries! Guilty Not Guilty

Oil Companies! Guilty Not Guilty

Car Companies! Guilty Not Guilty

Government! Guilty Not Guilty

C.A.R.B. Guilty Not Guilty

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Guilty Not Guilty

Deleted Scenes (record notes and give opinion if they are significant):

1. Do you want to have this argument on camera?

2. Dream Car

3. Hallowed Ground

4. Colette & J Karen

5. Brakes and tailpipes

6. Stan & Iris Building a Better World

7. Are EVs Less Polluting?

8. Street Theater

9. Shooting the EV1

10. Who Killed the Electric Street Car?

Watch the special feature: Jump-Starting the Future (15:08)
Record Any Notes that were not contained in the main video:

Additional Questions to update your paper:

Update on Stan OVSHINSKY:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_R._Ovshinsky

Electric Car Ovshinsky Clip: U-Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J5f9x_RfHI

Watch the U-Tube on the Ovshinsky Shingle and his machine (include in your paper)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6n7H8EtMUE

Smart Roof Systems

http://smartroofsystems.com/id5.html

What proposals are there to make us oil independent?

Who is T Boone Pickens? What is his energy Plan (http://www.pickensplan.com/ )

Why Gasoline?