Two years ago Chris Paine made a documentary movie titled ‘who killed the electric car’.  The documentary followed the events of the ev-1 that GM was producing back in the mid 90s.  In it he lambasted GM at every opportunity.  He questioned GMs motives for recollecting all the leased ev-1s on the road.

These days Paine is singing a different tune.  He has a lot of praise to give GM for it’s commitment to the Chevy Volt.

The Volt is helping to turn GMs green image around

“I like (the Volt) concept better than the (Toyota) Prius, personally, because I know how much fun it is to drive with an electric motor,” says Paine, who soon will release a sequel documentary called, “Revenge of the Electric Car.”

“(The Volt) is so smooth and fast, and you can (choose) to not use any petroleum,” he says of the car’s technology. “I don’t have that option in my Prius. I always have to fill that sucker up. So I think it’s the better approach.

“My vote is for anything that lets you drive electric and plug it in,” he says.