Electric car speed test and hybrids

A British team will try to top 245 mph in an electric car today, the current record for an electric car weighing more than 2,200 pounds. Early tests indicate the car might top 300 mph. (AP)

There are a lot of things to like about electric cars, and the possibility of cheap electric cars isn't far off. Hybrid cars, just as electric cars, will benefit greatly from battery development. For now hybrid cars are an easier sell to more consumers, and hybrid car success will lead to electric car success as well. Moreover, it might just turn out that hybrid car innovations lead to much better electric vehicles.

Sadly, the very real potential of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles calls into question America's 'Fuel-cell or Bust' attitude regarding the automotive future.