Who Killed The Electric Car?

This feature film showing on 26th April 7.30pm at The Friends Centre Brighton charts the rise and fall of the electric car in America which led to the quiet destruction of thousands of new, radically efficient electric vehicles. Dispelling the myths and putting the record straight, this film provides an expose on how car manufacturers, the US government, and the oil industry effectively killed what was a growing green movement attempting to help reduce global warming and conserve non-renewable energy sources.

Buying a hybrid? what you need to know

Hybrid cars are gaining a wider following, largely due to their economic benefits as they significantly reduce the need for petrol and oil while greatly reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) switch between power sources. At low speeds, hybrids run on a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) a bit like a battery, and at higher speeds, for more oomph and propulsion, they switch to a fuel supply.