The document discusses the history of electric vehicles and how they were produced but then destroyed to protect oil industry profits. It describes some early electric vehicles like the GM EV1 and Nissan Hypermini that showed promise but were taken back and dismantled by the automakers. Alternative fuel vehicles like hydrogen and water-powered cars that were developed were also not widely adopted. The oil and auto industries have worked to suppress new technologies that threaten oil consumption in order to keep prices and profits high.