SafeWill
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- First Name
- Bruce
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2019
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- Boucherville, Québec
- Vehicles
- Tesla 3 SR+
@ajdelange, @CappyJax
About regenerative braking limitation encountered on the 3, I am still surprised at how limited it is compared to the Chevy Volt. I understand the limited capacity of the cold battery, on the other hand, I have never been limited in my memory for the last 6 years on the Volt. And someone driving a Bolt indicated that even at 0F, after 1km he is able to have full deceleration. Now deceleration doesn’t mean regeneration, and I am wondering how it is possible for the GM product to decelerate as usual even at very low temperatures, and the 3 getting limited at a cool 55F?
I am digging some answers as I had to literally jump on the brakes lately on my new 3 after 40 minutes driving at 55F because I expected the regenerative braking to take action when exited the highway but got too close from the vehicle in front of me. And to put the story in context, I had just put the heated seat, not warmed the cabin that also warms the battery pack (I am still learning my new sci-fi toy).
There seems to be a different technology between Tesla and GM, and I am wondering what it is.
The Volt has a remarkable reliability and the battery seems to be really tough, I don’t think I ever lost some range after 160,000 kms. So this specificity to decelerate even in super cold weather does not affect the components durability.
Now, can you make an EV car decelerate through the motor without regenerating the battery? Because I think this is where the difference of technology is.
I love the fact that EVs decelerate by itself without touching the brakes, I am a full supporter of that, but nowadays, it is always a surprise if I am going to use the brakes or not, which in my opinion is not safety oriented.
You seem to have an engineer perspective that understand the system deeper than the average people, could you enlighten me on this feature please?
Thank you
About regenerative braking limitation encountered on the 3, I am still surprised at how limited it is compared to the Chevy Volt. I understand the limited capacity of the cold battery, on the other hand, I have never been limited in my memory for the last 6 years on the Volt. And someone driving a Bolt indicated that even at 0F, after 1km he is able to have full deceleration. Now deceleration doesn’t mean regeneration, and I am wondering how it is possible for the GM product to decelerate as usual even at very low temperatures, and the 3 getting limited at a cool 55F?
I am digging some answers as I had to literally jump on the brakes lately on my new 3 after 40 minutes driving at 55F because I expected the regenerative braking to take action when exited the highway but got too close from the vehicle in front of me. And to put the story in context, I had just put the heated seat, not warmed the cabin that also warms the battery pack (I am still learning my new sci-fi toy).
There seems to be a different technology between Tesla and GM, and I am wondering what it is.
The Volt has a remarkable reliability and the battery seems to be really tough, I don’t think I ever lost some range after 160,000 kms. So this specificity to decelerate even in super cold weather does not affect the components durability.
Now, can you make an EV car decelerate through the motor without regenerating the battery? Because I think this is where the difference of technology is.
I love the fact that EVs decelerate by itself without touching the brakes, I am a full supporter of that, but nowadays, it is always a surprise if I am going to use the brakes or not, which in my opinion is not safety oriented.
You seem to have an engineer perspective that understand the system deeper than the average people, could you enlighten me on this feature please?
Thank you
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