Not to be confused with Director Chris Paine’s Who Killed The Electric Car? documentary (or next year’s follow-up Revenge of the Electric Car), Who Stole The Electric Car? is a comedy B-movie that weaves a fictional tale around GM’s first electric car, the EV1. Only, GM is instead called “Industrial Motors” in the film and the EV1 is the “ZV1″. The plot cruises along as follows:

In the year 1995, a self-centered average guy steals a prototype electric car in a crazy attempt to win back his Africa-bound environmentalist girlfriend. During his road trip from the Motor City to Southern California, he teams up with a vegetarian sidekick and, pursued by the police, the duo race across the country… without using a single drop of gasoline.

What’s not to love? Well, the acting might be a little south of The Happening, but we dig the story and always enjoy a little ribbing of General Motors. Check out the trailer below:

Categories: Film/TV.

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Michael has been blogging since 2005 on issues such as sustainability, renewable energy, philanthropy, and healthy living. He regularly contributes to a slew of publications, as well as consulting with companies looking to make an impact using the web and social media. He lives in Ithaca, NY with his family on an apple farm.

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