Electric motors are good at launch because of their torque. Many of their characteristics are almost opposite of gas or diesel engines. Something that gives hybrids a chance to succeed.
But the problem is the not the motors, its the energy source.
Wind is air molecules in motion. Electricity is electrons in motion. You can't store wind, and for all practical purposes, you can't store electricity *(capacitors do, but very tiny amounts).
Batteries store chemicals that 'shed' electrons, producing a very low voltage electric current. All batteries that produce enough voltage to drive a motor consist of dozens, even hundreds, of low voltage cells, with connections between each cell. When one fails, they all stop, just like a string of Christmas tree bulbs.
When we talk about a truck to somebody, we say it's diesel powered, or gas powered, or natural gas powered. When we talk about electric cars we should be saying "it's ________ battery powered".
All of these newer batteries that even come close to being range practical are EXTREMELY expensive, and judging from the luck with Dream liner 787 lithium batteries, not quite mainstream ready.
I've actually owned two electric vehicles, and they had some fun value and did some things regular vehicles couldn't (I could drive on sidewalks and even drove my van inside a building to unload once) but they are still 'niche' , in my opinion.
There are cities that need 'niche' vehicles and might make a market for electric vehicles, but so far this latest batch from the major players aren't really selling too well.
