Those hybrid cars can actually be fast, but not the prius. There are some "econoboxes" that have 1,000 ft lbs of torque, on an electric motor. I read a article about a guy who built only electric motors, he would install them into things like Explorers, and would always break things because of its crazy torque..

The technology is finally here, now just gotta get past the damn oil companies that constantly try to buy new technologies and supress them.