In 1996 electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without petrol. Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.

Narrated by Martin Sheen and featuring on screen contributions by Ed Begley Jr., Ralph Nader and Alexandra Paul, WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? Is a murder mystery that unravels the puzzling demise of a vehicle that could have helped save the environment … and ended America’s dangerous addition to oil.