Is the movie Who Killed the Electric Car? available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we follow where films — and the controversies they expose — turn up online. Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006) is Chris Paine’s sharp investigation into California’s brief EV revolution: quiet, battery‑powered cars like the GM EV1 that promised zero emissions, only to be repossessed, crushed or sidelined a decade later. Packed with archival footage, interviews and forensic reporting on oil, automakers and regulators, the documentary helped fuel public debate and picked up several festival awards after its release. Want to watch it? Use Stream Tracker to check whether it’s currently streaming on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+.

Synopsis

By 1996, silent, high-speed electric vehicles were appearing on streets throughout California—emitting no fumes and running without gasoline. A decade later, those cars had all been destroyed.

Release date

2006

Duration

1h 32min

Rating

Director

Chris Paine

Country

États-Unis

Genre(s)

Documentaire

Cast

Martin Sheen Mel Gibson Chelsea Sexton