KingStrafeIVM to Electric VehiclesEnglish · 1 year agoAutomakers can’t quit manual transmissions so they’re cramming fake stuff into EVswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtech@kbin.social
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkAutomakers can’t quit manual transmissions so they’re cramming fake stuff into EVswww.theverge.comKingStrafeIVM to Electric VehiclesEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtech@kbin.social
minus-squareTinidrillinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’ve been pleasantly surprised though how well this works in stop and go traffic like you get in or around Chicago. It does almost seem like you could go indefinitely, even though that’s obviously not possible.
minus-squarenull_recurrentlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMost of that is less about the regenerative breaking than the much lower air resistance at low speed. Mileage in EVs gets crazy high at low speed. I did notice a significant increase in charge going down a 10 mile slope from the mountains in CO one time on a road trip though.
I’ve been pleasantly surprised though how well this works in stop and go traffic like you get in or around Chicago. It does almost seem like you could go indefinitely, even though that’s obviously not possible.
Most of that is less about the regenerative breaking than the much lower air resistance at low speed. Mileage in EVs gets crazy high at low speed.
I did notice a significant increase in charge going down a 10 mile slope from the mountains in CO one time on a road trip though.