The instant torque is a
The instant torque is a reference to the torque-speed curve, as I'm sure you know. All cars, gasoline and electric, technically have instant torque *if* you take idle to be the reference point for the ICE car. But as I'm sure you also know the electric motor has maximum torque available at 0 rpm rather than somewhere in the middle of the rev range. So it's a question of semantics, really. I wouldn't call it BS because it is true by definition, which is why EV advocates so frequently tout it.