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I fully support this for basic environmental controls and audio, but there is a limit. I test drove a Kia EV6 GT recently and it has, IIRC, 4 up-down levers and
by jerkstate 4y ago
I fully support this for basic environmental controls and audio, but there is a limit. I test drove a Kia EV6 GT recently and it has, IIRC, 4 up-down levers and about 8 or 10 other buttons on the steering wheel, flappy paddles, and stalks. Compared to Tesla (which I also test-drove), which has only two pushbutton scroll wheels and two stalks, and a big screen. the polar opposite.
I think neither gets it exactly right. physical controls of things that can get obtrusive - wind and noise - are appropriate. But it's ridiculous and distracting to have too many buttons for features that are not really necessary to drive. I think that a common one like rear view mirror adjustment, or even seat adjustment, should not be physical buttons, but menu items.
- bdcravens 4y agoI've had an EV6 for 6 months, and I don't find them counterintuitive.
- jerkstate 4y agobe honest - how many of the 30 or 40 physical controls do you actually use on a regular basis?
- bdcravens 4y agoI frequently switch mode between Eco and Sport, always switch to level 4 regen, and use both cruise control and the volume controls daily. So just on the steering wheel, I use probably 75% of the levers and buttons daily. Maybe I'm the rare power user. :-)