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The brakes are indeed hydraulic, just like almost all cars on the road. The parking/emergency brake calipers (rear) are electrically actuated though.
On gen 1 cars they even use a standard vacuum brake booster, which is powered by an electric pump as there is no ICE to provide manifold vacuum. On gen 2, they use Bosch's Electro-hydraulic booster system (no vacuum).
On gen 1 cars they even use a standard vacuum brake booster, which is powered by an electric pump as there is no ICE to provide manifold vacuum. On gen 2, they use Bosch's Electro-hydraulic booster system (no vacuum).
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Nope, they're hydraulic.
The booster (iBoost) is electically powered, but the system itself is hydraulic.
Feel free to inspect your own brakes, and you will see hydraulic brake lines leaving the calipers.
S100D
Member
If you are going down a mountain or steep hill, less regen is good because you can maintain a higher speed without putting your foot on the accelerator.
I would like to see Tesla add a third regen option, a regen option stronger than what we have now, keep the standard and low regen options that we currently have.
GlmnAlyAirCar
Active Member
thegruf
Active Member
I think the curent implementation of regen/braking is spot on.
I wouldn't change a thing about it.
It takes a very small but instinctive adaption to driving style from ICE.
Tesla have to be very careful about alowing sliders to control key car functionality/safety.
The car's behaviour must be predictable.
You can just see the headline "tesla driver rear-ends another car after forgetting they had changed the regen setting and the car didnt slow down as expected"
Expert Mode - with Ingineer on this all the way, have proposed this myself before, is by far the best way to cater for those who need a simple interface and those who want a more in depth experience. SC told me about a old guy who loved his Teslas and bought a new one every time something new came out, he's on his fourth now, the latest one he didnt spec the sunroof and when asked why said he could never remember how to open the damn thing!
I wouldn't change a thing about it.
It takes a very small but instinctive adaption to driving style from ICE.
Tesla have to be very careful about alowing sliders to control key car functionality/safety.
The car's behaviour must be predictable.
You can just see the headline "tesla driver rear-ends another car after forgetting they had changed the regen setting and the car didnt slow down as expected"
Expert Mode - with Ingineer on this all the way, have proposed this myself before, is by far the best way to cater for those who need a simple interface and those who want a more in depth experience. SC told me about a old guy who loved his Teslas and bought a new one every time something new came out, he's on his fourth now, the latest one he didnt spec the sunroof and when asked why said he could never remember how to open the damn thing!
Cyclone
Cyclonic Member ((.oO))
driving with the car in neutral is both dangerous and could be illegal in some places
Whitmarsh
Member
As have I and many others in the USA and the UK. The subject has its own thread: Auto High Beams no longer works well, in which you will see that I have been working with service people to get this resolved.. Please report the problem - the more who do so, the better. You might also try cleaning the sensor aperture as I describe in the thread.
RogerHScott
Active Member
Does the cruise control keep you from coasting (downhill, presumably) faster than your set speed? If so, does it use regen,
braking, or some combination to slow you down? It seems like it should and it should (use at least some regen). This would
eliminate the need to do the ride-the-go-pedal equivalent of riding the brake down hill.
Cyclone
Cyclonic Member ((.oO))
My 2013's without AutoPilot Traditional Cruise Control does this using regen to maintain the set point (assuming less than maximum regen can keep that set point - I don't have steep enough hills to test what happens if 60 kW of regen is insufficient).
RogerHScott
Active Member
You don't actually need a steep hill -- all you need is a cold day and/or a very full charge, since both limit regen.
Cyclone
Cyclonic Member ((.oO))
True. That would also explain why I haven't tested it in the winter. I go uphill to leave the neighborhood and coming home from work, I've already driven 30 minutes for regen to come back before the downhill run.
Depends where you live... in Canada (Montreal) during the winter, even after a 30 minutes drive on highway, regen is still limited.
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