> EVs need to be able to do 0-60 in 2.8s to be widely accepted??
ryguytilidie's comment, in context, included this explanation: "PR stunts like this get people more interested in a great thing."
And yes, products which are new and different generally need good PR in order to be accepted by consumers. Quite a lot of the press is talking about this today, which is what Tesla hoped to achieve.
"they need to have certain performance characteristics before they are widely accepted"
EVs need to be able to do 0-60 in 2.8s to be widely accepted??