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> It creates an entirely new torque language controlled by the driver Oh wow, sounds like some corporation BS if I ever read some. My EV works by pressing the

> It creates an entirely new torque language controlled by the driver Oh wow, sounds like some corporation BS if I ever read some. My EV works by pressing the gas pedal and the torque is right there - not sure what revolutionary new invention is required?

decimalenough 5mo ago
Driving manual/stick is considered "manly" and a lot of sports car enthusiasts would never drive an automatic. So I presume this multilevel "torque language" bullshit is basically a way to retrofit stick shift into an EV that has no mechanical need for it.
- nnevatie 5mo ago
  Yes, this must be it. There's no experience like driving a manual with a two-plus ton vehicle.
  - brailsafe 5mo ago
    Agreed, I'm driving a ~2000kg truck atm with a stick shift from the 90s and a V8 in a hilly city and it's so much more fun than the arbitrary compact cars I've been borrowing for years. Super mega scary on gas, but fun nonetheless as on occasional leisure thing.
    - bombcar 5mo ago
      If you enjoy that, get a Deuce and a Half - not much worse on gas (lol) but the shift pattern is something else entirely.
      - brailsafe 5mo ago
        I've never heard of this, but it looks incredible. I've seen some similar looking beasts around that seem to be modified for apocalypse survival and would love to try and drive it, as long as I don't have to reverse it up a slope lol
krashidov 5mo ago
I will say, Teslas usually have too much torque because I feel very nauseous in them as a passenger. Having more fine grained control over the torque profile might be nice
- hvb2 5mo ago
  Sure, but this isn't a Tesla... If you're going to drive this slowly you might as well buy a Tesla
  - amarant 5mo ago
    Tesla model S accelerates faster and has a higher top speed, and also more range on a smaller battery.... For a absolutely tiny fraction of the price! It also looks better than this Nissan leaf knock-off! I'm not the target market, this thing costs more than my house! But I do think the specs are... Disappointing...
    - pavlov 5mo ago
      Tesla Model S is discontinued. Whatever its merits, there wasn’t a market for it.
      - lmm 5mo ago
        Which suggests that a similar but worse product shouldn't sell either?
        pavlov 5mo ago
        The brand name counts for a lot in this market. Lamborghini Urus sells well even though it’s inferior on every metric to cars a fraction of its price. Tesla lost its premium brand cachet and consequently the Model S/X market. Ferrari presumably has some data that there are buyers for a $500k scifi sports car with their logo on it.
      - amarant 5mo ago

decimalenough 5mo ago

Driving manual/stick is considered "manly" and a lot of sports car enthusiasts would never drive an automatic. So I presume this multilevel "torque language" bullshit is basically a way to retrofit stick shift into an EV that has no mechanical need for it.

nnevatie 5mo ago
Yes, this must be it. There's no experience like driving a manual with a two-plus ton vehicle.
- brailsafe 5mo ago
  Agreed, I'm driving a ~2000kg truck atm with a stick shift from the 90s and a V8 in a hilly city and it's so much more fun than the arbitrary compact cars I've been borrowing for years. Super mega scary on gas, but fun nonetheless as on occasional leisure thing.
  - bombcar 5mo ago
    If you enjoy that, get a Deuce and a Half - not much worse on gas (lol) but the shift pattern is something else entirely.
    - brailsafe 5mo ago
      I've never heard of this, but it looks incredible. I've seen some similar looking beasts around that seem to be modified for apocalypse survival and would love to try and drive it, as long as I don't have to reverse it up a slope lol

krashidov 5mo ago

I will say, Teslas usually have too much torque because I feel very nauseous in them as a passenger. Having more fine grained control over the torque profile might be nice

hvb2 5mo ago
Sure, but this isn't a Tesla... If you're going to drive this slowly you might as well buy a Tesla
- amarant 5mo ago
  Tesla model S accelerates faster and has a higher top speed, and also more range on a smaller battery.... For a absolutely tiny fraction of the price! It also looks better than this Nissan leaf knock-off! I'm not the target market, this thing costs more than my house! But I do think the specs are... Disappointing...
  - pavlov 5mo ago
    Tesla Model S is discontinued. Whatever its merits, there wasn’t a market for it.
    - lmm 5mo ago
      Which suggests that a similar but worse product shouldn't sell either?
      - pavlov 5mo ago
        The brand name counts for a lot in this market. Lamborghini Urus sells well even though it’s inferior on every metric to cars a fraction of its price. Tesla lost its premium brand cachet and consequently the Model S/X market. Ferrari presumably has some data that there are buyers for a $500k scifi sports car with their logo on it.
    - amarant 5mo ago