@caseyliss@oliverames There is a downside: when environmental circumstances prohibit max regen, the car lessens the regen rate which ultimately changes excepted deceleration. You let off the pedal and it slows down much less than you expect. It helps maximize efficiency, but some people can’t remap their brain for it. Tesla has begun “brake blending” to compensate when lesser regen is available for a consistent feel at the expense of efficiency.
@snazzyq@caseyliss@oliverames I think you need to remember that this only makes sense in the context of Teslas which don’t do blended braking.
Most other EVs will still regenerate more when you use the brake pedal, no matter what the lift-off regen is set to. Teslas not doing that is, to me, bonkers.
Also, when conditions are appropriate to coast, that is more efficient because you avoid the losses from charging and discharging
@snazzyq@caseyliss@oliverames like, it truly boggles my mind that Tesla decided “no, the brake pedal only does the friction brakes, and you need to get used to what regen is like” and people actually defend this position.
Hybrids have had blended braking since always, allowing people to coast where they want, regen when they need to slow down, and thus maximize efficiency without even thinking about it
On Tesla braking:
https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109604856942762567
https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109604866116049928
Uh so is the issue resolved then, or?..
I think this is blending on the accelerator pedal when the battery is full, while we want blending on the brake pedal.