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Originally Posted by TEG
Secondly, who says "0-62 in 14 seconds" is zippy/nippy? Hasn't Tesla proven that EVs should make no excuses for performance. 14 seconds is lame acceleration for any kind of roadworthy vehicle.
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Not necessarily. . . For comparison, the VW New Beetle is supposed to do 0-60 MPH in 13.2 seconds. So, the MiEV is almost as good in 0-60 and probably better in, say, 0-40 times. One might suspect the MiEV's performance is better suited to its role as a "city car" than the Beetle is.
Clarification: The VW New Beetle comes in a lot of variants in the US and Europe, with different engine configurations. Admittedly, 13.2 seconds is the slowest 0-60 time I've seen quoted for it.