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Agree on this one. This is probably more about Mazda's wanting to optimize the driving experience than about talking down EV's or pushing fuel cell as the auth
by misterbwong 7y ago
Agree on this one. This is probably more about Mazda's wanting to optimize the driving experience than about talking down EV's or pushing fuel cell as the author implies.
FTA: I know that Mazda likes to tune their cars for a specific driving feel, but I refuse to believe they couldn’t work the fun acceleration of EVs into their driving feeling.
Seems like they did exactly what the author is asking. Looking at Mazda's lineup, their core philosophy revolves around driver experience and feel (zoom-zoom) so it makes a lot of sense that they tune (down in this case) their EV's to match what they feel is the best experience for a car.
- NeutronStar 7y agoHow about they just provide the option to switch between "sport" and "normal" modes...
- jandrese 7y agoI don't know why that other post is dead. Having a "sport" mode that changes the acceleration profile for those few times when people really want it seems like a no-brainer solution here. It's entirely a software fix, and something people are already familiar with in cars. This should be a non-issue.
- dredds 7y agoTrue that software upgrades are a new paradigm exemplified by Tesla, but potentially also monetized (appified), so a skeptical person might think these add-on "features" will increasingly become ongoing revenue streams, as with our driving data, or privacy thereof.