I built two between my Freshman and Sophomore year of college, and was involved in three hybrids back in '94. From a performance automotive perspective electric motors are the way to go because that whole "peak torque at 0 rpm" thing is sooper nice. I guess I can be shallow enough to admit this: I'd like Tesla a lot more if they weren't so demonstrably joyless. They're fuggly and unimaginative and they firmly adhere to the maxim that anything that can be done via touchscreen should be done via touchscreen, despite the fact that touchscreens are the worst UI innovation in the history of ergonomics and are downright dangerous in a moving vehicle. And, really, every electric vehicle or hybrid is basically an uglier, more touch-screeny version of the cooler car it's derived from. So far, electric/hybrid vehicles are either made for people who hate cars Or people who shit money. Teslas? Teslas are made for people who hate cars and shit money.
