I agree with your entire statement except for the "slower" part. The electric engine powered cars are faster than the combustion engine. We have a guy in Portland Oregon that races his electric and usually beats everyone in his class. He was featured in the Wall Street Journal about a year ago. No one wants to race against him because of the stigma of being beat by an electric.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118593442187584293.html