Then in that case actual brakes are pretty bad. I think regen is stopping at certain speed, so we lose the retardation provided by regen. Once we lose that it feels like brakes are not holding at same pressure/brake pedal position any more.
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Braking distance concern by Consumer Reports
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Then in that case actual brakes are pretty bad. I think regen is stopping at certain speed, so we lose the retardation provided by regen. Once we lose that it feels like brakes are not holding at same pressure/brake pedal position any more.
diamond.g
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Brando
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Braking should only be limited by the tires adhesion to the road surface.
ABS = AntiLock Braking System should keep tires near the adhesion limits.
in other words, regen should not make any measurable difference
(regen does do some of the braking work and might help delay brake disc overheating - enough to measure? I don't know)
Got it, so we're not expecting any braking improvement to come from regen. So what then is the software update expected to improve? ABS modulation?
JeffK
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dgpcolorado
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An advantage with regen for braking is that once you back off the accelerator regen is already kicking in before you get the brake pedal depressed. Won't really help if on cruise though — have to disengage cruise first.
Ok, the pitchfork crowd can remove the pitchforks from CR now! They can be added back to the "real news" list...for the time being.
Tesla Model 3 Gets CR Recommendation After Braking Update
Tesla Model 3 Gets CR Recommendation After Braking Update
Regen kicking in as soon as letting off of accelerator brings up a question. When does the braking test start? is there a computer that senses when the car starts to brake and starts the test? if the test were to start when car is starting to slow at that point, it would be a faulty test since the brakes were not yet applied.
Barklikeadog
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That one was addressed, the radio volume level was increased 20%.
insaneoctane
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CR response is quite controlled. I'd like them to give props for the AMAZINGLY fast response, CEO candidness and transparency. Telsa's response to this issue was second to none, IMO, and should be highlighted.
Guess:
Cruise control set to 60. Slam on brakes at the marker line (along with having a 5th wheel monitor mounted to the car).
FloridaJohn
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Seems like a lot of braking "experts" on this thread were wrong.
No fanboi here. Have to call things how they are. However the NON TESLA OWNERS seem to be the ones whining the loudest on a TESLA FORUM. I haven't figured out if you own one or not but usually doesn't take long.
X Fan
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Seems like a lot of braking "experts" on this thread were wrong.
FWIW: Not another auto company could have handled this issue as quickly and as completely as Tesla....
FloridaJohn
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Oh, I agree. If you look back at this thread you will see a lot of people opining on how this couldn't be fixed OTA regardless of what Elon said. Or how this would take months to fix. Or how expensive all the hardware changes, new brake systems, etc. would cost. I was just pointing that out in case people forgot what their very confident position was on this brake issue.
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