Pump (2014)

Directed by

Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Josh Tickell

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at America's reliance on petroleum for cars and explores alternative fuels like ethanol and electricity. It covers the history of oil use and shows options that could work on a large scale today.

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What happens

Pump is a 2014 documentary film by Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell. The film begins by exploring the history of petroleum-based fuel consumption, the use of the Internal combustion engine and the geopolitics involved with petroleum. It is primarily focuses on the United States but also includes a segment on the automotive industry in China. The film then explores in-depth on the alternative energy options for vehicles that are either readily available for use or can be on a mass scale. This includes ethanol fuel, methanol fuel, Flexible-fuel vehicles in Brazil, flexible-fuel vehicles in the United States, and electric vehicles including Tesla Motors. Funding for the film came from Patrón tequila founder John Paul DeJoria, Rhino Films executive Stephen Nemeth and the Fuel Freedom Foundation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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