Anyone catch Living with Ed last night?

I was hoping to learn a little more about the Phoenix electric car that made an appearance on Living with Ed last night, but I didn't. The Jay Leno segment was funny - thanks to Jay, but also interesting. Seeing Jay's Baker Electric Car or his old series hybrid is a reminder that things could have been different in the world. Perhaps, gasoline vehicles were the right path at the time, but it's hard to ignore these 100 year old electric vehicles and stories of how even Ford preferred biofuels over oil. Did the best technologies win via fair competition, or did the technology with the most money and political influence destroy all the competition?