Films A-Z
Cars 2.0 - The Race for the Car of the Future
De race om de auto van de toekomst
Martijn Kieft / Netherlands / 2008 / 50 min.
There are 800 million automobiles in the world, the overwhelming majority of which run on petrol or diesel. There are at least two good reasons to find alternatives. The first is the fact oil supplies are disappearing. The second is the fact such transport is neither environmental nor economical. In this documentary director Martijn Kieft leads us through the world of the automobile industry. The sector remembers cars powered by electricity, though they disappeared because they could not meet the demands of a hectic civilisation for high speed. This film shows how individual car producers are approaching the possibility of making hybrid vehicles. There are many obstacles, from the oil lobby to political wrangling to the indifference of large companies for whom operating extensive vehicle parks does not represent a financial problem. At the same time, better times are on the horizon. The first hybrid and electric cars have appeared - all they need now is the green light.