DAJK Osaka movie night: WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? Dec. 15, 7pm @Blarney Stone

WHAT: Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006) -- Running time: 92 min (1 hr 32 min) -- in English WHEN: Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 7 pm (doors open at 5 pm) WHERE: The Blarney Stone Irish pub, Umeda, Osaka near Higashi-Umeda subway sta., exit 4 (H76), go up the stairs, turn left and it's nearby on the right-side corner http://www.the-blarney-stone.com Tel: 06-6364-2001 * FREE admission, but a Y500 donation is appreciated from US citizens. * Assorted foods and drinks are available. About the film... It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert? WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? chronicles the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1, examining its cultural and economic ripple effects and how they reverberated through the halls of government and big business. WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? is not just about the EV1. It's about how this allegory for failure -- reflected in today's oil prices and air quality -- can also be a shining symbol of society's potential to better itself and the world around it. While there's plenty of outrage for lost time, there's also time for renewal as technology is reborn in WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? (c) Sony Pictures Classics More at the film's websites... http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/ http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/ and at... *** Electric car FAQ http://www.pluginamerica.org/faq.shtm PBS Now - June 2006 http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/ The Daily Show with John Stewart - August 2006 http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=120497&title=chris-paine