"As I said before, no one will know what can or cannot be done with regards to hybrid cars, solar power, or anything else for that matter, unless it is researched and studied."
My dear Q: The thread is about electric cars. Electric cars are not viable, at least under the definition of "car" as we know it. Hybrids are somewhat viable, with copious levels of government assistance.
It is quite easy to know what can or cannot be done with electric cars, hybrid cars, and solar power given the present body of knowledge in engineering and physics. I have had the privilege of studying that for some time, so I do feel somewhat qualified to at least comment without being considered an irritable inglubian! (by the way I tried looking that word up to no avail....then I googled it and a previous usage of it by you on FR is all that came up!!)
If I am wrong about electric cars, then pull your head out of the aforementioned mason jar and argue the facts.....don't simply say "well we have to try" unless you have some reasonable basis to expect a positive result.
Science will overcome superstition, but sometimes it takes time.
Again with the negativity! How in the world will anyone know if something has a chance in hell of wider use if it's not tried? Obviously, there are electric cars right now, so we know that technology is viable. Why can't they be re-imagined for wider use?