I ran a 0-60 test in Ev mode

But this is a "turbo car", sort of. The Ev system's performance doesn't change with altitude so the real-world loss of total power with altitude is more similar to that of a turbo car than it is to a naturally aspirated car.

 

The loss at 6,000 feet is only 16% or so, and that's only a portion of the total output. Perhaps 30kW of the total is coming from the electric system. That's around half meaning you only lose 8% on such a run being at 6,000 feet versus sea level.

If a turbo car has, say, 8psi of boost, it would have 22.7psi at sea level and 20.8psi at 6,000 feet - a loss of about 8%.

 

In the real-world, the Prime is not slow at all. First of all, especially in Ev, it's VERY responsive. In fact, something I didn't mention in the comparison post above is that these plots are generated by fitting the response down to zero speed, and in fact the timings are as well. But in Hv mode, the response to pedal depression is slower in Hv than Ev so the result is likely closer that it appears from the numbers if you measure from when you hit the pedal instead of when the car starts accelerating.

Also, most people in the real world don't accelerate hard as a natural part of their driving. I've not once had a problem jumping in front of someone when I have needed to. In fact, in Ev it's so responsive at low speeds, it can shock a passenger who isn't expecting sudden acceleration.

Finally, I had much high-speed passing to do on my most recent trip. While the Prime isn't impressive in this regard, I made every pass I wanted to make safely. Stuck behind a flat-bed semi going 60 in a 75 zone, I noted that I was at 86 when I got to his front bumper during a pass. Not bad at all.

 

I think they're just morons and/or have never driven one. I have several really, really difficult merges on some of my regular routes. Only one is an occasional struggle (it's a left turn, across highway traffic, onto a heavily congested one-lane highway, climbing a 5% grade) and I've made that every time without anyone getting right on my tail.

 

When people stop at the end of an acceleration lane, I think the best approach is to come up behind then with a truck-mounted two-stage snow thrower and grind them up and spit them onto the side of the road.

 

Don't know. I did the Ev at 60% and the Hv at 95%.