[Zarekylin75]

I can't see it lasting long.

Me neither. Aside from folks who want to see the human race fed to whales and marketeers who want the punters to reach deeper into their pockets who is actually pushing for electric cars? I see them as overpriced and impractical into the foreseeable future. The Chevy Volt looks to be the first modern implementation that might have legs but its still prohibitively expensive.

Spectacular torquey motors with a committed drag racer following but there really isn't anyone screaming for electric cars or electric car circuit racing.

With shale oil and gas cracked fuel I expect that there will be internal combustion motorsport for the next thousand years or until something faster and even louder comes along. Technology moves forwards so when something that improves on internal combustion comes along it will gradually pull the audience along with it.

Electric motors may be a future transport option for all of us but I truly expect that my high octane V8 will be blub, blub, blubbing down my driveway for a good many years yet.

P.S. I absolutely love the sound of a high revving V8 and I just can't see mankind inventing anything that primal ever again. Ever...