First, I got my Model 3 a little over 2 weeks ago. Noticed some brake dust building up. Never had much brake dust on my ELR so thought it may be because on new pads and a little more aggressive driving. Then I was watching a podcast (can’t remember which) and it was stated that the Model 3 doesn’t have blended brakes. So if you pushed the brake pedal the regen completely cuts off. I was like WHAT??? and had just assumed that all EV motors were blended and never thought about it. That made the brake dust build up sound more plausible but disappointed that you lose all regen if braking.
However I just drove and noticed that the regen bar stayed green even when I pushed the brake peddle. So which is it? Does the model 3 have blended brakes or not? If not blended then why is the regen bar saying you are recovering juice if you aren’t?
Just to add one of the things I liked better about my ELR was the energy bar was MUCH better (although Tesla could change any time). Not only was it much more visible (wider and vertical orientation) it also listed the number of kW being used (2kW in pic) or being recovered as -kW.
However I just drove and noticed that the regen bar stayed green even when I pushed the brake peddle. So which is it? Does the model 3 have blended brakes or not? If not blended then why is the regen bar saying you are recovering juice if you aren’t?
Just to add one of the things I liked better about my ELR was the energy bar was MUCH better (although Tesla could change any time). Not only was it much more visible (wider and vertical orientation) it also listed the number of kW being used (2kW in pic) or being recovered as -kW.