In for the Kill: Revenge Film Supports Electric Cars

“Revenge of the Electric Car” has its Australian Premiere in Brisbane this month, after getting rave reviews  elsewhere. Five years ago, the documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” took the auto industry by storm. Now the sequel, “Revenge of the Electric Car”, is being embraced by the industry,  as the new film follows four companies’ executives and the development of their electric cars. Read More

‘Revenge of the Electric Car’ goes corporate

Richard Cassels of Climate Leadership brings us news from Brisbane of an upcoming free community screening of the new documentary “Revenge of the Electric Car” hosted by Local Power and QUT Science and Engineering Faculty at 7pm on Monday 13 February  in Z-411 at Gardens Point.

The new documentary is by the director of popular 2006 doco “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Just released on DVD in the US, “Revenge” will tell the stories behind the development on recent Electric Vehicles (EVs) from major manufacturers like the Nissan LEAF, GM Volt, Tesla as well as a small US EV conversion company.

Interest in EVs is growing and several models are being released in Australia in 2012.   Local Power believes that EVs, powered by our rooftop Solar PVs, will form a large part of a 100% renewable energy transport system.

It’s quite likely that this screening of Revenge of the Electric Car will be the Australian Premiere of this movie!

If you feel that an Electric Vehicle (EV) could be part of your future, or you’re just curious about them, we would be delighted if you could join us for this special screening of this outstanding new 90 minute documentary.

Spaces are limited so please RSVP below to ensure we can fit everyone in.  As this is a free screening, the RSVP does not guarantee you a seat.  Attendance on the night will be “first in, best dressed”.

Local Power will be accepting donations on the night to help defray the costs for this special screening.

Local Power is passionate about Solar Power and has been delivering PV Solar to Brisbane households, community buildings and business for over 4 years.

We believe that along with more walking, cycling and better public transport options, EVs powered by renewable energy, including our own rooftop solar, are an important part of our future sustainable transport needs.

For more information or to book, contact: www.localpower.net.au

Two reviews on the “Revenge“  film follow.

By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY:

Five years ago, the documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car” took the auto industry by storm. Now comes the sequel, “Revenge of the Electric Car”, and it is being embraced by the industry. The new film follows four companies’ executives and the development of their electric cars. They include General Motors’ Bob Lutz and the Chevrolet Volt; Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn and the electric Leaf; Tesla’s Elon Musk and the creation of the electric roadster; and a start-up firm headed by Greg Abbott in Culver City, Calif.

Who Killed and Revenge, the original and sequel, are polar opposites, yet done by the same true believer, director Chris Paine. The contrast:

The first movie had a fresh, brash, anti-corporate theme, with protesters being dragged away and automakers who clammed up about what came across as a conspiracy to bury a promising technology. The new movie opening today is actually a salute to the efforts by automakers to create electric cars. Several of them sponsored screenings leading up to today’s release. It takes viewers into the boardrooms and humanizes the executives who came across as greedy robber-barons the first time.

The first movie seemed brazen and unpolished, guerrilla filmmaking at its best. This new effort is slick and beautifully photographed, the product of what seems like a much-larger budget.

The first film was a personal crusade, rich with rebels who are true believers in the electric-car cause. The second is dispassionate with an unemotional narration and style that will remind you of the journalism practiced on PBS’ Frontline.

Still, Revenge is a must-see movie for anyone interested in cars. With automakers now quaking in fear that they know how badly Paine could make them look, they grant him full access. Yet given the Occupy Wall Street protests and backlash against corporations, the new film seems out of touch with the anger of the times.

Source: www.content.usatoday.com

The last movie about the electric car asked who killed it. Apparently it’s back from the dead.

You can’t help but notice that despite all the conspiracy theories, electric cars are in the news, in the reviews and soon to be in the showrooms. But they’re still considered something of an oddity. And there’s still debate about their future.

This film follows four people who could be said to each hold a compass point in the debate. GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz is signature Detroit industry. Elon Musk is the dot-com whizzkid who wants to show Detroit how it should be done – with his Tesla brand. Nissan-Renault boss Carlos Ghosn wants to put an affordable electric in every household. “Gadget” Abbott is a home inventor and one of the multitude who are converting cars to electric.

Filming for Chris Paine’s follow-up movie started very soon after he finished Who Killed The Electric Car, but a great deal of the footage – including the carmakers’ strategy and planning meetings – was under embargo until this year. That date alone suggests the automotive industry thinks we’re in a change phase.

But we still have to wait for the movie theatre industry to catch up. At the moment you’ve only been able to see the doco in selected screenings as it does the festival rounds.

Source: www.carsguide.com.au