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> Yes, it's different behavior than gas vehicles It's different than *some* gas vehicles. Have a manual transmission? a automatic Mercedes? what about use pa
by smileysteve 3y ago
> Yes, it's different behavior than gas vehicles
It's different than *some* gas vehicles.
Have a manual transmission? a automatic Mercedes? what about use paddle shifters or manual mode? what about turning off overdrive? of, use the S, 1-3 gears?
In the US, yes, the automatic transmission is most common, but worldwide, less so. Even then, we've failed to educate how to use the settings of the automatic transmission to not overheat brakes on steep grades, varying terrain, or actually control a vehicle.
One thing I hate about driving an automatic transmission car is that it doesn't have a predictable engine braking mechanism.
- genman 3y agoI got an European plugin hybrid after manual car and there is one thing I very much like about it. When I take off my foot from the gas pedal then it automatically kind of behaves like a manual car depending on the situation. If there is nobody in front of me then it continues to move forward with the same "gear", if there is a slower car in front of me then it will use regenerative breaking to slowly go down in speed and when I turn on turning light and there is an intersection upcoming then it will use more aggressive regenerative braking to slow down the vehicle. It is very similar to how I would have used engine braking in such situations. I'm quite confident that the full electric version of the car would behave similarly.