MechE here, electrical motors can obtain almost instantaneous acceleration / full torque at 0rpm. Their torque curves typically look like this:

http://www.jmag-international.com/catalog/img/e68-3b.gif

The brakes are independent, so it's not as if one system has to provide both accelerations, one just needs exceptional timing of the feet. A lot of rally car drivers can do similar maneuvers

This is the same reason why the Tesla Roadster has such a killer 0-40mph