Plug In Carolina is happy to announce the South Carolina movie premiere of "Revenge of the Electric Car".  The event will take place at 7:00 pm, on Thursday, November 3rd, in downtown, Charleston, SC, at the Hippodrome Widescreen Cinema.  Hailed as "Riveting and Highly Entertaining" by Vanity Fair, the movie is an inspired sequel to,"Who Killed the Electric Car?".

In 2006, thousands of new electric cars were purposely destroyed by the same car companies that built them. Today, less than 5 years later, the electric car is back... with a vengeance. In "Revenge of the Electric Car," director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. Without using a single drop of foreign oil, this new generation of car is America's future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever.

Plug In Carolina is hosting the movie at no charge to the public at the Hippodrome Widescreen Cinema, at 360 Concord St., next to the aquarium.  Examples of electric vehicles from GM, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and others will be on display prior to the event.  If interested, attendees may also participate in a question and answer session, immediately following the movie.  Though the movie is free, registration is required by sending the registrants name, email address, and number of requested tickets to jpoch@plugincarolina.org.  The media is encouraged to attend. Questions may be directed to 843-743-6736.  

Register soon as seating is limited!  The movie trailer may be seen at http://www.revengeoftheelectriccar.com/ .


2011 OFFICIAL MOVIE SELECTIONS

Tribeca Film Festival, AFI/Discovery Channel Silverdocs, Seattle International Film Festival, Mountain Film in Telluride

MORE PRAISE FOR "REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR"

"Riveting ... highly entertaining.  With unprecedented insider access, Paine presents a film that is less an environmental jeremiad that a portrait of the automotive industry as it seeks to catch up with the 21st century.  (Revenge) boasts the richest cast of quirky, compelling  characters at Tribeca."
JOHN LOPEZ, VANITY FAIR

"One of the best films at Tribeca ... this follow-up to 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car? is distinguished by its unguarded access to GM's Bob Lutz, Nissan's Carlos Ghosn, and Tesla's Elon Musk - three colorful super-villains who might just save the planet"  
JULIAN SANCTON, ESQUIRE

"Revenge' functions as both a victory celebration and a mending of fences"
MICHAEL RAMSEY, WALL STREET JOURNAL

"Narrated by Tim Robbins with a spiffy soundtrack and swift editing tricks to keep the narrative flow alive, (Revenge) is a continually watchable breakdown of the electric car's imminent return to the road, which it successfully presents as an exciting prospect ... The mission of the sequel emerges from the first entry and just keeps running - with no less efficiency than the late EV1"
ERIC KOHN, INDIEWIRE

"Paine has gained extraordinary access to the automotive industry's movers and shakers, sitting in on Nissan's secret strategy sessions and Tesla's initial public offering.  As in 'Who Killed ?', lenser Thaddeus Waddleigh's eye for texture and composition, Chris Peterson's jazzy editing style and dramatic music/image sync make for a seductive package"
RONNIE SCHEIB, VARIETY

"Exciting ... worthy of a wide audience.   "Revenge" chronicles a torturous but most welcome change in the thinking of American carmakers, finally forced to seek innovation as they face stunning existential choices. We are all living with the consequences of our addiction to gas guzzlers ... And with gas prices soaring again, the film's message is a particularly timely one."
SHARON WAXMAN, THE WRAP