Forget the Nissan Leafs, BMW i3s, and Chevy Bolts that have been the cannon fodder of our electrification dreams. The electric vehicles that garner all our attention — certainly the ones that garner all the “above the fold,” 48-point headlines — have for two things in common: they are massively overpowered, and they have huge batteries. In North America, 70 kilowatt-hours is considered barely adequate. And we’ve blown past the 100-kWh mark so fast it makes the head spin.
This means most of them handle like shit. Oh, stiff suspension helps alleviate some of the BMW iX M60’s. And yes, the Porsche Taycan turns a dream until all that weight wears out Pirelli PZeros. But generally, the monster-motored EVs we North Americans seem to love so are not nearly as lithe as their ICE equivalents.But they are powerful. Oh, are they powerful. Teslas as fast as Ferraris, e-Trons with more torque than turbodiesels, and Genesises with “Boost” buttons.
MotorMouthNP drivingdotca Oh crap, now we can expect that Horgan and his stunned NDP will be barfing even more thousands to help pay for ignorantly expensive vehicles.
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