Historically, EVs have been under attack

In the early 1900s EVs were far more main stream than they are now. Market forces and perhaps the fact that combustion autos became more popular and feasible edged EVs out at the time. Perhaps the reason was more sinister.

There have been many instances of the Electric Vehicle being 'killed' most notably an auto major's well documented foray into the EV space in the mid 1990s. Those cars were mysteriously recalled and destroyed.

For another instance of EV killing look here: http://www.amectran.com/amectran.htm

www.ev1.org is an organization dedicated to resurrecting the EV. The members are trying to bring some pressure to bear on CARB (California Air Resources Board),

"to eviscerate its budget, and to require it to be responsive to the needs of the people instead of beholden to auto and oil company lobbyists."

This group of people are encouraging people to join and to give their movement more impetus. They sound pretty passionate in their plea to let the EV be resurrected. I think there are a lot of people out there who want to be able to use and promote the use of clean energy using vehicles with lower or zero emissions.