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Disclaimer: I don't drive a Tesla. That being said, you really don't want to accelerate forwards quickly because you'll shred tires, and you don't really want
by HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
Disclaimer: I don't drive a Tesla.
That being said, you really don't want to accelerate forwards quickly because you'll shred tires, and you don't really want to "decelerate" hard either because it's not good for your brake lifetime and passengers don't really enjoy it much.
Electric cars with regeneration are more efficient than ICE vehicles, especially in stop-and-go traffic because when you don't need the power, it's not being used. Most gas vehicles still burn fuel spinning the engine while idling at a stop sign. So while yes, the acceleration may be faster, the real thing that's gained here is efficiency, because you can recapture some of the car's energy whrn stopping the vehicle.
- bluedino 7y agoHard braking isn't good for the front tires, either. Many vans are rear-wheel drive so hard acceleration wears the rear tires faster.
- vardump 7y agoOne thing Tesla drivers keep saying is that they hardly ever need to break. Just lifting foot from gas pedal is usually enough. So brakes should have longer lifetime.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoProbably not much different from a car with a manual transmission (especially diesels), where the engine does most of the braking. The brakes on my mk4 VW Jetta TDI easily lasted more than four years[1], and even then only because corrosion killed them[2]. So I don't expect there to be much savings there. [1] The original clutch was changed at 450000 km. [2] The brake pads separated from the backing, even though they were only half-worn. Higher-quality pads might have prevented this, but the previous owner installed them.