Bruce M.
Well-Known Member
Those of us who are relatively immersed in the EV world can easily forget how little many ICE drivers know about them. I got reminded of this today when I gave a friend and her boyfriend a ride to the airport. It seemed like both had never been in an EV before.
She lives on a busy street, so turning left out of her driveway required watching for a small break in traffic and stomping on the accelerator. When I did, complete with squealing tires, she commented, "It's so fast -- and for an electric!" She had assumed that EVs were inherently slow.
Now my little Hyundai Kona Electric is decidedly not a Model S Plaid or a new Dodge Charger, but it's way quicker off the line than the average ICE compact crossover. When I explained why EVs naturally tend to be quick to accelerate from a stop, it made complete sense to them, but the idea that, for example, you don't have to wait for an engine to rev up had simply never occurred to them. I suspect that a lot of remaining resistance to EVs may be related to people just not understanding them.
She lives on a busy street, so turning left out of her driveway required watching for a small break in traffic and stomping on the accelerator. When I did, complete with squealing tires, she commented, "It's so fast -- and for an electric!" She had assumed that EVs were inherently slow.
Now my little Hyundai Kona Electric is decidedly not a Model S Plaid or a new Dodge Charger, but it's way quicker off the line than the average ICE compact crossover. When I explained why EVs naturally tend to be quick to accelerate from a stop, it made complete sense to them, but the idea that, for example, you don't have to wait for an engine to rev up had simply never occurred to them. I suspect that a lot of remaining resistance to EVs may be related to people just not understanding them.