ajdelange
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- A. J.
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You are going to be forced into it. Perhaps your opinion will change.I disagree with the notion that Tesla's one pedal system is inherently better. We all agree that coasting is thee most efficient way to slow down. From a user experience perspective I find it easier to achieve that state by taking my foot completely off of pedals. I know people say "you get used to it", but it is very very hard to achieve perfect neutral position in a one pedal system.
If you want to coast that's exactly how it works and because you are oscillating around the 0 power point the amount lost to inefficiency is negligable squared. But it is rare that you want to coast. You want to fit into the traffic flow. In the days of the gas crisis people coasted as part of hypermiling and even then coasters were not very popular.You tend to use a little regen and then a little acceleration. In the end it is probably a negligible difference,
Why is that a good thing?but it also has the benefit of being what people are used to and allows you to move back and forth to ICE vehicles better.
I used to consult for a large government agency and from time to time they would need state of the art systems so they would draw up a list of requirements, send it to their three favorite contractors and ask for presentations from each prior to issuing RFPs. I remember going to the meeting in the week (one day for each contractor) the presentations were to be made and the man in charge greeted me with "Ready for another one of these? You know what we are in for. Company A: What were those requirements - how will we meet them?; Company B: These are the requirements - here's how we'll meet them; Company C: No! These are the requirements. Here's how we'll meet them." The irony was that every single time it was Company C that was head and shoulders above the others. Do you really think you know better what you need than Elon Musk does? Damn right it's arrogant. If you are smart you'll use that to your advantage.I personally find it a little arrogant / condescending to tell other people what they should prefer.
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