An Interview with Chris Paine, the director of the movie, Who Killed The Electric Car.

Chris owned an EV1 and was quite active in the California area in promoting the use of electric vehicles.

Tesla’s wild ride

Building the world’s first electric supercar was never going to be easy – even without the hubris, infighting, and mismanagement that nearly sent Tesla spinning off the road.

Elon Musk backed Tesla to the tune of $55 million – but his micromanaging has alienated some staffers.

Martin Eberhard, pictured in 2007 before his falling out with Musk, now says ‘I have no problem with Tesla the company. I do have a problem with Elon and the way he treats people.’

Musk, pictured in a vehicle electronics simulator referred to as the ‘E Buck’ in the shop, demanded that Tesla engineers push the car’s top speed to 125 MPH.

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(Fortune Magazine) — For Martin Eberhard, there were many obstacles on the path to building the ultimate electric sports car. There was the scientific challenge of creating a lithium ion battery pack stable enough to power a 2,650-pound vehicle. There was the belief that Americans would stick with their gas-guzzlers, no matter what the price of oil. And there was, of course, the considerable resistance in the venture capital community to funding heavy industry.

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