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Re:Toyota patents plans for EV with manual transmission and ... by kvark on Monday September 05, 2022 @03:04PM (#32727985)
When would you actually need to not have the max regen braking? You can always just push the drive pedal slightly to let the car know you aren’t slowing down, instead.
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Re:Toyota patents plans for EV with manual transmission and ... by hbarka on Monday September 05, 2022 @03:57PM (#32728676)
Yes but constantly feathering like this causes foot fatigue.
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Re:Toyota patents plans for EV with manual transmission and ... by danbolt on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @02:39AM (#32733727)
When I’ve driven a Nissan Leaf, I almost keep it entirely in B mode. Keeping the battery level up feels almost gamified.
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