The electric car is back...with a vengeance!

Filmmaker Chris Paine takes his crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. This new generation of car is America's future: fast, furious and cleaner than ever. Independent Lens follows the race among major car-makers to be the first, the best and to win the hearts and minds of the public around the world...it's the future of the automobile itself. INDEPENDENT LENS...Saturday 11pm