Why Electric Cars Feel Faster Than Petrol Cars

Added: 2026-05-18

[00:00:00]An electric car with 300 horsepower will embarrass a petrol car with the same number every single time. Here's why. A petrol engine builds power as the revs climb. You press the throttle, the fuel ignites, the turbo spools, and then the power arrives. An electric motor doesn't wait. It delivers [music] maximum torque from the first millimeter of pedal movement, zero rpm, full force [music] instantly. That's why a Model 3 or an Ioniq 6 can pull away from traffic like the road just tilted forward. [music] Same horsepower, completely different feeling. Because with electric, the power [music] is always already there.

[00:00:33]If you want the engineering explained this clearly, stick around. [music] Next, we break down exactly what instant torque means and why it changes everything about how [music] a car accelerates. Subscribe.