They suck to drive, so enthusiats don’t want them.
Want to know how I know you’ve never driven an EV? You’re just 100% wrong here.
Ive been researching and preparing to buy an EV for a while, so I’ve driven a few, and every single one absolutely blew ICE cars away in terms of acceleration, power, control, and raw speed. I’m not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that I nearly blacked out from the acceleration when a Ford sales guy floored an F150 lightning from a dead stop to show me how powerful it was. Clearly a career as a fighter pilot is out for me.
Tesla, Kia, Hyundai… every one has had incredible acceleration with zero transmission hesitation - because they don’t have one. It’s just raw torque from the top of the pedal to the bottom.
Im not talking numbers, Im talking about the feel. And I have, a Tesla Model S. Thing got off the line, but somehow it made it mundane. No excitement, no noise, no changing gears, no finding the power band. Just “you’re at 75 mph now”
And going through the corners feels awful, which I guess isn’t inherent to EVs, but I feel the need to mention it.
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Want to know how I know you’ve never driven an EV? You’re just 100% wrong here.
Ive been researching and preparing to buy an EV for a while, so I’ve driven a few, and every single one absolutely blew ICE cars away in terms of acceleration, power, control, and raw speed. I’m not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that I nearly blacked out from the acceleration when a Ford sales guy floored an F150 lightning from a dead stop to show me how powerful it was. Clearly a career as a fighter pilot is out for me.
Tesla, Kia, Hyundai… every one has had incredible acceleration with zero transmission hesitation - because they don’t have one. It’s just raw torque from the top of the pedal to the bottom.
Im not talking numbers, Im talking about the feel. And I have, a Tesla Model S. Thing got off the line, but somehow it made it mundane. No excitement, no noise, no changing gears, no finding the power band. Just “you’re at 75 mph now”
And going through the corners feels awful, which I guess isn’t inherent to EVs, but I feel the need to mention it.