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http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/
A great documentary that was mentioned earlier in this thread. The GM debacle was absolutely insane to watch play out. They took back all of these cars and destroyed them even though people were pleading with them to buy them. Heh, they have an interview with Mel Gibson where he talks about how he was confused as hell about how he could not get purchase one of these cars outright for any price.
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mmmmm, because GM would lose a fortune on keeping parts and service available for them, and have their reputation hit hard if they didnt provide that kind of support for cars they sell?
Its the free market in action, not another idiotic conspiracy.
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Actually, with a totally electric car, you have fewer parts breaking down. Just think of all the oil used to change the oil every 5k miles.
Carter put solar panels on top of the White House, Bush I and Reagan quickly took them down.
Clinton gave the auto industries billions in fed funds to develop alternative fuel cars. Bush II did away with that and instead gave a big tax credit for vehicles above a certain weight, allowing even a friend of mine, who owns a construction co., to go out and buy a Hummer, as 100k of it was tax deductible. In other words 100% of it. Chrysler, who must have read the tea leaves bought the company that made the Hummer before the tax break became law.