Fox - I have it and I really have to say that the way Discovery, History and NatGeo present material borders on hype. I gotta say I can't stand their presentation style - which is, I'm afraid, tainted by American TV's idea of style. Even my American wife cringes every time she hears some boof-head going on about a "mega-machine" or whatnot.
I'm going to blame Fox, not America too.
FYI - whilst a Scot invented the concept of an electric-powered vehicle (a crude carriage), it was an American, Thomas Davenport, who is credited with building the first practical electric vehicle -- a small locomotive - in 1835!
Anyways - interesting, huh!