The Electric Car

In room 28 for ALJ we are learning about technology: blessing, beast or burden. We watched a movie called who killed the electric car. This is my review:

Review: Who killed the electric car?

WALT: Describe how advancements in technology occur to meet a need or to solve a problem.

1. What problems does the use of the electric car solve?

It solves the problem of digging for oil in the ground because it uses electricity. It also solves the problem of air pollution because it does not release any fumes into the atmosphere.

2. Who will benefit from the electric car?

Everyone will benefit from the electric car because it is fast and environmentally friendly. It will also decrease the risk of getting lung cancer because it doesn't pollute the air with deadly fumes.

3. What problems are caused by the electric car?

It takes 3 hours to reach full battery and it can only run 100 miles on the full battery. The accessories such as radio and heating run on the electricity and the battery drains quickly. Also you can't travel long distances like from city to city because you may run out of charge.

4. Review on Who killed the electric car?

The electric car was invented in 1996. Electric cars are environmentally friendly and easy to use. People didn't want electric cars because they were expensive and they didn't know much about them. The electric car makers were proving gas car makers wrong. The government goes against electric cars and makes a new hydrogen type of their own. The government also gave General Motors a limited time to speak in court pushing them down. Electric cars were found and were going to be crushed. People were trying to stop the last of the EV1's being crushed. 4000 people were interested in the EV1 and then it went down to 50. People took the electric cars of the road. In the summer of 2004 the last private electric car was taken of the road. General Motors took all the cars and stored them behind a building. They crushed all the EV1's and other electric cars and claimed they were going to recycle and reuse. People then wanted to buy the cars off General Motors. General Motors did not respond to the offers. Now people have never heard of the EV1 or know anyone who owns one. Consumers couldn't see the difference between electric cars and gas cars because people only looked at the price and the features when looking for a new car instead of looking for environmentally friendly cars. In the 20th century, lots of cars were made but barely any of them were electric cars.