Comment Re:Forget 0-60 time, give me range (Score 1) 191
I do actually accelerate hard on a regular basis - highway entrance ramps are very similar to drag strips, except that you stop accelerating once you get to the speed of traffic (70-80 mph). One of the things to remember is that the current market for these cars is not people in rural areas; they simply don't have the range and charging speed yet. In town I'll get on the highway for my 6 mile trip to work, or if I want to go to a specialty store. And since they're targetting people in places like California especially, quick acceleration is a nice feature (though not essential, past a certain point).
Sidenote: the other place acceleration is useful is when passing on 2-lane roads, but as roads have gotten wider that's hardly a consideration anymore.