# Who Killed the Electric Car

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**Created:** [January 7, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-killed-the-electric-car/102872 "2007-01-07T18:47:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-killed-the-electric-car/102872/31 "2007-01-15T19:14:02Z")

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valid points but the huge brownouts were caused by enron cutting power to many stations at a time saying they were repairing them then jacking the price of electricity up so they could make a quick buck. Theres a movie about Enron, dont quite remember the title,interesting stuff

> [@After 3 Years and 8 months...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/after-3-years-and-8-months/10938/21):
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> my thoughts on the movie:
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> -I’d rail the redhead  
> -Stan seems like an awesome guy  
> -I still hate lobbyists and politicians  
> -The film never touched upon the downsides of electric cars (aside from range). Battery disposal, cold weather performance, etc weren’t mentioned. Also, remember the huge brownouts that occured in California a few years ago? No mention of how much upgrades were/are needed to the grid to support electric vehicles.  
> -roffle @ the protesting and arrests… what did they expect they would accomplish?  
> -A tube-framed electric car would be a neato project

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