8 wheels on the road would actually be detrimental to the speed of a vehicle. The more impact you have with the surface, the more friction you have, the more wasted energy, etc. Also, I can’t see how the dual turning wheels on the front would improve handling at all. If anything I would think it would make it worse by (again) increasing the area with which you’re working (i.e. the wheels would work even minimally against each other, even though they’re theoretically pointed in the same direction). Sure, an electric car can be fast. Look at the National Electric Drag Racing Association (www.nedra.com/). I just don’t see the point of the 8 wheels.