04 Aug 2006
Who Killed the Electric Car?
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline... Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.
The Power Reset
A town creating the energy blueprint for the future
20 years ago the small town of Wunsiedel was at the edge: businesses had to close, jobs were lost, locals left for good. When a bunch of idealists decided to stop this race to the bottom. They developed a plan not only to put the region's energy supply on a completely new foundation, but also to create new prospects.
Top Billed Cast
Marco Krasser himself
Karl-Willi “Charly” Beck himself
Sandra Hilpert herself
Lena Greulich herself
Nicolas Lahovnik himself
Wolf-Christian Küspert himself
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