Opportunities For Improvement

[quartz]

That sounds like a throttle and brake pedal…

Sure, your average soccer dad would agree. For enthusiasts, changing throttle and breaking profile on the fly (without traversing multiple menus on a giant touch screen) is a very useful feature.

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[Quick]

Sure, your average soccer dad would agree. For enthusiasts, changing throttle and breaking profile on the fly (without traversing multiple menus on a giant touch screen) is a very useful feature.

As both an enthusiast and track car/race car driver for 25+ years, I would agree with you. Though not for brakes. Most of my cars have a way to change the sensitivity of the throttle, but my foot should modulate the brakes. I want those consistent for muscle memory - especially under evasive maneuvers. Not "oh, crap. wish I had it in sport mode to make that stop"

 

[quartz]

As both an enthusiast and track car/race car driver for 25+ years, I would agree with you. Though not for brakes. Most of my cars have a way to change the sensitivity of the throttle, but my foot should modulate the brakes. I want those consistent for muscle memory - especially under evasive maneuvers. Not "oh, crap. wish I had it in sport mode to make that stop"

Having used both regen and shifter paddles, IMO it is much easier to grok manual regen than throttle (you can just set it to your favorite mode and forget it). Besides being a safety feature for situations when you suddenly lose traction, it would also be useful in defensive maneuvers where you want to cover brake while maintaining speed (unless you're a left-foot-brake kind of driver).

 

[Indy avocado]

Having used both regen and shifter paddles, IMO it is much easier to grok manual regen than throttle (you can just set it to your favorite mode and forget it). Besides being a safety feature for situations when you're suddenly on slick surface, it would also be useful in defensive maneuvers where you want to cover brake while maintaining speed (unless you're a left-foot-brake kind of driver).

I'm a huge fan of one pedal driving, but I have definitely missed the ability to rest for foot for a moment or be able to cover the "real" brakes without aggressive deceleration. Either a momentary button on the wheel to block regen, or a lever to control regen would be appreciated.


I think the Porsche method covers this case, but I disagree with them on the efficiency stance... But they maybe have the data.

From my perspective, there are a few challenges with the brake pedal is regen and brakes paradigm:
1. Very challenging to tune correctly so it feels natural when transitioning into brakes(Porsche is the only to do this well enough for a sporty car IMO)
2. Regen force is heavily dependent on speed and state of charge, so pedal positioning may be inconsistent
3. Providing positive feedback as to the limit of regen before you start wasting energy as heat.

I think the (enthusiast) best option is pedal for acceleration, pedal for friction brakes, and paddle/trigger/lever for regeneration. That or we use an accelerator that can be "heeled" to engage regen, and "toed" to accelerate...

 

[SSteveEV]

Once you experience one pedal driving in stop and go traffic like on the DC beltway, you will never want to go back.

Or even better, use adaptive cruise for 0 pedal driving ?
Then we can keep on coasting without 1 pedal driving. (I see the benefits but I'd prefer an option to turn it off most of the time)

 

[shift4]

My biggest gripe at the moment is that I can't really see any of the important information on the driver dash screen. The only thing I can see consistently is what is the most useless to me; the rendering of my truck and the grey vehicles around it (which is much more distracting than it is useful).

To check my speed or anything near the top of the screen, I have to bend my head down a bit. Therefore, I either have to compromise with a less comfortable steering wheel position, or move my head to check my speed.

The ability to customize the position of different information on the driver dash screen would be a huge improvement.

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