SteveTheTech
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I think your second paragraph contained a few very good very real questions that we as EV enthusiasts will hear allot and if we are going to defend the EV we will need to know the answers and possible points of contention. I welcome others to copy the below questions and add your 0.02 cents.
Requiring noise is a very real safety concern. I think it is an interesting unintended consequence. I think hybrids in electric mode are surprisingly quiet and they can sneak up on you. Maybe something like a deer whistle that is tuned to a frequency humans can hear. I do not think they should create noise pollution though, it should be directed to a narrow range in front of the car.
Regenerative braking will be a new hot topic. There is a reason for the load you are feeling. In order to capture and convert the energy in the small amount of time the car is decelerating. In the future the effects of the drag will be addressed as technology improves. Depending exactly (currently my knowledge is technically limited to hybrids which operate very differently) on how the regenerative braking is achieved in the future currently I assume by using the motor to reverse charge. Maybe in the future there will be a clutch pack or something that will engage when the pedal is released to use a different reduction gear setup. That is many years off though.
I really do not know if there will be a requirement to hold the pedal while stopped it would depend if the car would default to a neutral.
For now the early adopters may have to get used to a much more linear acceleration curve. Like many have said it is something you can get used to. Buying a car sight unseen is going to be a bit of a gamble from any company but it should be fun. I personally grin when I think about learning to drive something completely new.
("Will the government require artificial noise?"
"Will they reduce the aggressiveness of regenerative breaking?"
"Will they add forward coasting to simulate an automatic?"
"Will I need to hold the brake pedal down at stop lights?" etc.)
Requiring noise is a very real safety concern. I think it is an interesting unintended consequence. I think hybrids in electric mode are surprisingly quiet and they can sneak up on you. Maybe something like a deer whistle that is tuned to a frequency humans can hear. I do not think they should create noise pollution though, it should be directed to a narrow range in front of the car.
Regenerative braking will be a new hot topic. There is a reason for the load you are feeling. In order to capture and convert the energy in the small amount of time the car is decelerating. In the future the effects of the drag will be addressed as technology improves. Depending exactly (currently my knowledge is technically limited to hybrids which operate very differently) on how the regenerative braking is achieved in the future currently I assume by using the motor to reverse charge. Maybe in the future there will be a clutch pack or something that will engage when the pedal is released to use a different reduction gear setup. That is many years off though.
I really do not know if there will be a requirement to hold the pedal while stopped it would depend if the car would default to a neutral.
For now the early adopters may have to get used to a much more linear acceleration curve. Like many have said it is something you can get used to. Buying a car sight unseen is going to be a bit of a gamble from any company but it should be fun. I personally grin when I think about learning to drive something completely new.