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Independent Lens | Pimping Yesterday's Jalopies Into Futuristic Rides | PBS

Duration: 01:08
Program: Independent Lens #1319
Broadcast Date: Apr. 19, 2012

Greg "Gadget" Abbott and wife Charlotte Jackson are fighting the good fight in electric car conversion ... one vehicle at a time. They're amping up the jalopies of yesteryear into the dream rides of tomorrow. But can they compete with industry giants and angel investor-backed startups?

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