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This Week on NOW: "Who Killed the Electric Car?"
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Friday, June 9, 2006 on PBS

Check local listings at www.pbs.org/now/sched.html

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"Who Killed the Electric Car"

Did car companies sabotage one of their most fuel efficient and
environmentally-friendly products because it stood in the way of big profits? A
new documentary by filmmaker Chris Paine charts the promising life and untimely
death of the electric car, and lays blame at the door of some powerful suspects.
NOW sits down with Paine to look under the hood of America's automotive and oil
industries and uncover who really pulled the plug on electric cars, and why.

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NOW Online

The NOW Web site follows up this week's show with exclusive features and
up-to-date information, including:

Timeline: Life & Death of the Electric Car
www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/electric-car-timeline.html

In Depth: The Rise of the Hybrid
www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/hybrid-car.html

Action Step: Tips on Conserving Fuel
www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/conserving-fuel.html

Q&A: Daniel Sperling on Cars of the Future
www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/conserving-fuel.html

All this, plus an incredible archive of in-depth information and deep insight on
the issues most important to you, at www.pbs.org/now

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NOW interviews actress Alexandra Paul on her love affair with electric cars

"When the Exxon Valdez spilled in 1989, I was angry. I even wrote on the back of
my car, 'Boycott Exxon'. And then I said to myself, 'Hey Alexandra, you're part
of the problem; you're buying gas'," she told NOW.

Read the full web-exclusive interview at

www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/paul-interview.html

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