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The automatic transmission should be abolished first. And all energetic cars should be in golf cart pedal mode. Whether it's on the highway or around neighborh

The automatic transmission should be abolished first. And all energetic cars should be in golf cart pedal mode. Whether it's on the highway or around neighborhoods with speed bumps and pedxing, you see (and hear) cars speeding away only to endanger the next person at the next stop sign or traffic light, or car in front of them. (I can "1 pedal drive" my manual down a hill in 2nd or 3rd, go a reasonable speed, automatically be slowing to go over a speed bump)

rhn_mk1 4y ago
What is "golf car pedal mode"?
- smileysteve 4y ago
  1 Pedal driving, ie, regen brakes apply whenever there is no pressure on the gas. In a manual transmission this is from engine braking, without gas applied, it immediately starts slowing down. This makes traffic flow better by reducing the need for last minute stopping, predicting when you need acceleration, reducing speed automatically when the driver is cautious, and generally increased attention and awareness.
2rsf 4y ago
Many electric vehicle can do 1 pedal drive, but what is the gain? I once calculated for my Polestar that it can save something like 1 meter of braking distance or less from 100km/h, so not super impressive.
trgn 4y ago
I have no idea with pedal driving is, but if you mean that traffic lights invite that pathetic type-A kind of driving, accelerating to the next lights only to immediately have to break because the next light is turning red, yes, that's totally dumb and needlessly endangering others. Drivers should totally smooth out their speed, slow acceleration, slow deceleration. When you drive like a gentleman, you'll find out you rarely have to break.
JetSetWilly 4y ago
I live in the UK which is primarily manual cars. Trust me that plenty of people race between speed bumps and pointlessly go at max speed to a visible red light hardly any distance away. I doubt the gear box is making much difference to whether people want to be selfish and discourteous or not.
- wizofaus 4y ago
  Wow, I just looked it up and 70% of cars in the UK are still manual "stick shift" transmission. Though for new car sales it's slightly below 50%. Compare Australia where at most 25% or so of vehicles currently on the road are manual (*), and barely 3% of new car sales are. Obviously will become irrelevant with EVs. (*) actually I couldn't find an official stat for this. The number of registrations is slightly higher but a fair number are "collector" cars that are very rarely driven, or mostly in very rural areas. I'd actually suggest in the cities where the vast majority of us live, among cars that are driven regularly manual transmission is a good deal rarer, certainly less than 20%.

rhn_mk1 4y ago

What is "golf car pedal mode"?

smileysteve 4y ago
1 Pedal driving, ie, regen brakes apply whenever there is no pressure on the gas. In a manual transmission this is from engine braking, without gas applied, it immediately starts slowing down. This makes traffic flow better by reducing the need for last minute stopping, predicting when you need acceleration, reducing speed automatically when the driver is cautious, and generally increased attention and awareness.

2rsf 4y ago

Many electric vehicle can do 1 pedal drive, but what is the gain? I once calculated for my Polestar that it can save something like 1 meter of braking distance or less from 100km/h, so not super impressive.

trgn 4y ago

I have no idea with pedal driving is, but if you mean that traffic lights invite that pathetic type-A kind of driving, accelerating to the next lights only to immediately have to break because the next light is turning red, yes, that's totally dumb and needlessly endangering others. Drivers should totally smooth out their speed, slow acceleration, slow deceleration. When you drive like a gentleman, you'll find out you rarely have to break.

JetSetWilly 4y ago

I live in the UK which is primarily manual cars. Trust me that plenty of people race between speed bumps and pointlessly go at max speed to a visible red light hardly any distance away. I doubt the gear box is making much difference to whether people want to be selfish and discourteous or not.

wizofaus 4y ago
Wow, I just looked it up and 70% of cars in the UK are still manual "stick shift" transmission. Though for new car sales it's slightly below 50%. Compare Australia where at most 25% or so of vehicles currently on the road are manual (*), and barely 3% of new car sales are. Obviously will become irrelevant with EVs. (*) actually I couldn't find an official stat for this. The number of registrations is slightly higher but a fair number are "collector" cars that are very rarely driven, or mostly in very rural areas. I'd actually suggest in the cities where the vast majority of us live, among cars that are driven regularly manual transmission is a good deal rarer, certainly less than 20%.