Tesla P85D instant acceleration for accident avoidance

A few more seconds on the end of the video above would help, but it looks like the Tesla's acceleration prevented an accident.

To a greater, or lesser extent this is true of all EVs. Because electric motors produce maximum torque at zero rpm, throttle response of an electric vehicle is much better than with an internal combustion engine vehicle – turbos even worse than normally aspirated. Although almost none can match Teslas at the moment, even EVs with moderate performance have instant throttle response. An important safety feature of EVs.

This video demonstrates the same thing in less pressing circumstances:

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