This cracks me up. It takes X amount of energy to move a car from 0-60 mph, whether it is electric, gas, steam or pedal powered. That energy has to come from somewhere, if you plug your car in at night does it rally matter if you get that energy from a huge furnace at the power station or from hydrocarbon chains locked in gasoline? The more "performance" the vehicle has the more energy it wastes, which while being a lot of fun still isn't doing anything to lower our energy consumption, he is just getting it from a different source. And this guy is held in high esteem by his peers in Silicon Valley?
Bingo. People don't understand basic physics.
It might make a big difference. If you lived in Detroit - you might be getting your electricity from the Fermi II Nuclear Plant using no hydrocarbons from anywhere.