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> Every car can go from a standstill to accelerating in a split second

Going from a standstill to accelerating at say 3 m/s² is very different in a normal ICE car vs. an EV. It's anecdotal, but you must have noticed this if you've driven an EV before.

> What is the maximum acceleration of an EV?

I was talking specifically about the electric buses in my city. They don't have massive acceleration compared to, say, a Tesla.

> I don't think what you're describing is jerk

I am talking about how rapidly electric buses change acceleration. That's the definition of jerk.

Jerk is by definition how fast the acceleration changes. And it's true that there is more delay in ICE engines before you get full power and thus the acceleration changes more slowly.

ICEs don't develop same torque at every rpm, it takes a while to get to maximum. It's noticeable in how a car speeds up.