{"id":80,"date":"2006-05-28T10:57:37","date_gmt":"2006-05-28T00:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.khanfactor.com\/blog\/?p=80"},"modified":"2007-07-09T11:13:48","modified_gmt":"2007-07-09T00:13:48","slug":"who-killed-the-electric-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khanfactor.com\/blog\/?p=80","title":{"rendered":"Who Killed The Electric Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/movies.apple.com\/trailers\/sony\/images\/whokilledtheelectriccar_200605221716.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"Who Killed The Electric car?\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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. 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