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Revenge of the electric car

Broadcast: Midmorning, 11/10/2011, 10:06 a.m.

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Chris Paine's new documentary follows four entrepreneurs from 2007 through the end of 2010 as they fight to bring the electric car back to the world market during a global recession. Paine and auto columnist Dan Neil join us to discuss the film and the future of the electric car.

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  • Chris Paine: co-writer and director of Revenge of the Electric Car (2011). His prior work includes the feature documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006).
  • Dan Neil: auto columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of the "Rumble Seat" column which runs Saturdays.

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