Greetings Teslarati and fans!
I know I'm kinda posting a lot lately because I'm doing a lot of research before ordering my Model 3 in February.
I've noticed that with EVs in general and namely with regenerative braking, that brake light is constantly going on. Even if the car maintains a relatively stable velocity, that brake light keeps coming on (correct me if I'm wrong here).
What I've noticed is that some EV driver brake light patterns makes it look like they're constantly riding the brakes or braking whilst stepping on the gas. To be less charitable, the braking pattern can look a little crazy to me at times, or makes one look like a bad or nervous driver, at least this would be the case in an ICE car.
It's a bizarre new paradigm. In my humble opinion, it's overkill and I would love a way to only have the car show brake lights when I actively press on the brake. That said, the obvious counter to my argument is that one-pedal driving can bring the car to a stop, right? So, in this situation the brake light makes sense, but not so much at freeway speeds where you're simply letting off the gas. With other vehicles, letting off the throttle and engine braking is part of driving, without any brake light drama.
Has anyone found a solution for making the brake light patterns on an EV (Tesla included) look less....neurotic? Having the brake light go on with slight regen vs. full on braking is the same intensity, which I find odd. I understand that Tesla or another manufacturer may have been experimenting with 'levels' of braking intensity with different brake light intensity, which I think makes sense in this new world of one-pedal driving, regen braking, and active braking....to differentiate between how fast one might predict a car to be slowing ahead.
Any thoughts on this? I think this is my primary complaint about EVs right now. To that end, it would affect how I drive so I don't abuse my brake lights and confuse drivers behind me. I'd basically be positive throttle unless there was a good reason not to be, albeit with varying levels of throttle pressure. I would use one-pedal driving and regen braking when it made sense to do so once I knew my braking distances (much how I did with the 2018 LEAF S I owned for a while).
Thanks!
I know I'm kinda posting a lot lately because I'm doing a lot of research before ordering my Model 3 in February.
I've noticed that with EVs in general and namely with regenerative braking, that brake light is constantly going on. Even if the car maintains a relatively stable velocity, that brake light keeps coming on (correct me if I'm wrong here).
What I've noticed is that some EV driver brake light patterns makes it look like they're constantly riding the brakes or braking whilst stepping on the gas. To be less charitable, the braking pattern can look a little crazy to me at times, or makes one look like a bad or nervous driver, at least this would be the case in an ICE car.
It's a bizarre new paradigm. In my humble opinion, it's overkill and I would love a way to only have the car show brake lights when I actively press on the brake. That said, the obvious counter to my argument is that one-pedal driving can bring the car to a stop, right? So, in this situation the brake light makes sense, but not so much at freeway speeds where you're simply letting off the gas. With other vehicles, letting off the throttle and engine braking is part of driving, without any brake light drama.
Has anyone found a solution for making the brake light patterns on an EV (Tesla included) look less....neurotic? Having the brake light go on with slight regen vs. full on braking is the same intensity, which I find odd. I understand that Tesla or another manufacturer may have been experimenting with 'levels' of braking intensity with different brake light intensity, which I think makes sense in this new world of one-pedal driving, regen braking, and active braking....to differentiate between how fast one might predict a car to be slowing ahead.
Any thoughts on this? I think this is my primary complaint about EVs right now. To that end, it would affect how I drive so I don't abuse my brake lights and confuse drivers behind me. I'd basically be positive throttle unless there was a good reason not to be, albeit with varying levels of throttle pressure. I would use one-pedal driving and regen braking when it made sense to do so once I knew my braking distances (much how I did with the 2018 LEAF S I owned for a while).
Thanks!