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it's not brake feel... it's the feel off the accelerator. when you let of the accelerator in a Tesla, it doesn't coast, it's like letting of the trigger of an e
by andrewtbham 10y ago
it's not brake feel... it's the feel off the accelerator. when you let of the accelerator in a Tesla, it doesn't coast, it's like letting of the trigger of an electric drill.. it quickly grinds to a halt. it's strange to get used to at first but you get the feel by the end of a test drive. it is strange to still be pressing the accelerator as you pull up behind a car at a red light.
this weird feel is one of the problems that halted tesla's collaboration with toyota on electric rav4 drivetrains.
- birdmanjeremy 10y agoDo you have a source on the last part? The rav4 EV has an aggressive regen mode, it's just not the default state of the 'transmission'.
- andrewtbham 10y agohttp://insideevs.com/insight-toyota-tesla-partnership-marred-clashes-engineers/ http://insideevs.com/insight-toyota-tesla-partnership-marred... Toyota’s rejection of Tesla’s proprietary regenerative braking system, as it enabled the system upon release of the accelerator which Toyota felt was too abrupt and disconcerting for their customers. Any adjustment meant opening up and sharing either Tesla or Toyota’s “code” – of which neither was willing to do
- birdmanjeremy 10y agoThanks. That sucks, the Rav4 EV really is a great car. It's too bad it exists in such small numbers.