• On The Insider: Britney's Bikini-Clad Top 10

Electric car: victim of hit-and-run? Video

To play this video, you need Javascript enabled and the latest version of Flash installed. Install Flash now
Electric car: victim of hit-and-run?
Created: 07/18/2006
Video description: "Who Killed the Electric Car?" is a documentary set to hit theatres this summer. The film's makers trace the rise and disappearance of electric cars in California. Here's one man who owned General Motors' EV1.

Related Videos

Tokyo auto show: Audi A1 Metroproject concept

Electric motor in back, and an Audi smartphone in your pocket.

A look back at the 1906 S.F. quake

When the 1906 quake hit Northern California, author Jack London covered the damage for a magazine. The quake killed untold numbers, but it also gave rise to modern seismology in America. Here's the story with London's photos courtesy of the California Historical Society.

Trailer for 'No End In Sight'

This is a trailer for the documentary film 'No End In Sight.'

'60 Minutes': Electric sedan

Lesley Stahl talks with the founder of Tesla Motors about the possibility of an electric sedan.

Daily Debrief: California gets Tesla car factory

On Monday, Tesla Motors announced it would build its electric sedan manufacturing plant in Northern California. In the Daily Debrief, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi talks with CNET Car Tech Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham about why this decision is a win for the company and the state.

Pet Shop Boys: "Go West" live

This is from the DVD "Pet Shop Boys: Somewhere", a documentary and performance at the Savoy Theatre, June 1997, featuring Pet Shop Boys originals and covers of songs by David Bowie, the Village People and Leonard Bernstein. Songs: Yesterday When I Was Mad, Truck Driver and His Mate, Se a Vida e, Hallo Spaceboy, To Step Aside, Go West, The Theatre, It's a Sin/I Will Survive, Discoteca, Can You Forgive Her?, Somewhere, Rent, Being Boring, Left to My Own Devices.

Pet Shop Boys: "It's a Sin" live

A documentary and performance at the Savoy Theatre, June 1997, featuring Pet Shop Boys originals and covers of songs by David Bowie, the Village People and Leonard Bernstein. Songs: Yesterday When I Was Mad, Truck Driver and His Mate, Se a Vida e, Hallo Spaceboy, To Step Aside, Go West, The Theatre, It's a Sin/I Will Survive, Discoteca, Can You Forgive Her?, Somewhere, Rent, Being Boring, Left to My Own Devices.

Audi e-Tron concept

Gut an R8, stuff it with electric motors, and you have the Audi e-Tron.

Paris Auto Show: Citroen Metisse

The Citroen Metisse Concept is a diesel electric hybrid car with two electric motors in the rear wheels, hooded instruments, and headrests mounted on the roof. Get a first look from the 2006 Paris Auto Show.

Daily Debrief: GM Volt to the rescue?

General Motors is hoping the Volt is the car to save the company and revolutionize the industry. But are consumers going to be willing to pay $40,000 for a sedan that looks like a Chevy Malibu and gets anywhere from 40 to 100 miles per gallon? On Wednesday's Daily Debrief, CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Brian Cooley discuss GM's electric offering that's still two years away from hitting showrooms.