It might be vaporware; however, it is totally possible. Remember battery charge time is a function of how big each cell is. If instead of having a few larger cells you went with hundreds of smaller ones you will greatly decrease your charge time. The draw back is creating all these individual cells and linking them together.
Source(s):
I have a MS in EE.

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Real, this ain't bubble 1.0.
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It may sound too good, but then again who knows... They made a car that goes 0-60 in 2.5 seconds called the Bugatti Veyron, so it's very possible to get one to be tantamount to that 0-60 speed. You have to question where they tested this, what were the road conditions like, what was the weather like, and was the vehicle going downhill. You have to imagine temperature would have a different affect on an electric vehicle.

Fastest Cars In The World: Top 10 List 2009-2008

World’s Fastest Cars
While most of us can only dream of owning the fastest car in the world, some will do whatever it takes to possess such speed and power.So, how fast are the fastest cars in the world? Here is the 10 fastest cars available on the market measures by top speed.

1. SSC Ultimate Aero: 257 mph+, 0-60 in 2.7 secs
SSC Ultimate Aero - 0-60 in 2.7 secs

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/ssc_ultimate_aero_rank_1_revise.jpg

2. Bugatti Veyron: 253 mph+, 0-60 in 2.5 secs

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/bugatti_veyron_rank_2_revise.jpg

3. Koenigsegg CCX: 250 mph+, 0-60 in 3.2 secs.

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/koenigsegg-ccx-rank-3-revise.jpg

4. Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo: 248 mph+, 0-60 in 3.2 secs.

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/saleen_s7_twin-turbo_rank_4_revise.jpg

5. McLaren F1: 240 mph+, 0-60 in 3.2 secs.

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mclaren_f1_rank_5_revise.jpg

6. Ferrari Enzo: 217 mph+, 0-60 in 3.4 secs.

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/ferrari-enzo-rank-6-revise.jpg

7. Jaguar XJ220: 217 mph+, 0-60 in 4.0 secs.

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/jaguar-xj-220-rank_7_revise.jpg

8. Pagani Zonda F: 215 mph+, 0-60 in 3.5 secs.

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/pagani_zonda_f_rank_8_revise.jpg

9. Lamborghini Murcielago LP640: 213 mph+, 0-60 in 3.3 secs.

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/lamborghini_murcielago_rank_9_revise.jpg

10. Porsche Carrera GT: 209 mph+, 0-60 in 3.9 secs.

http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/porsche_carrera_gt_rank_10_revise.jpg
Source(s):
http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-in-the-world-top-10-l...

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While the stats seem on the edge of possible something tells me that in the current economic climate the truth may have been adapted a little to secure funding for new auto tech development. The traditional auto trade is in the pan and I think we'll see a lot more electric supercars announce thier arrival in a similar manner. What I'm looking forward to is when the auto trade take electric cars mainstream and begin the price war.
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