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Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights by stanski on Thursday May 25, 2023 @01:12PM (#36073343)
It's so nice to not have to ride your brakes going downhill, especially when you also have to turn at the same time. (I miss my old manual car)
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Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights by tmerc on Thursday May 25, 2023 @01:18PM (#36073436)
Newer manuals are really nice.. mine has hill hold, which some people hate but I enjoy. And supposedly engine braking uses no fuel.
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Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights by function_seven on Thursday May 25, 2023 @01:33PM (#36073614)
Unless you have an older carbureted vehicle, engine braking should use no fuel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_braking#Limitations

Just do a decent job matching revs on the downshifts so you don't trade brake dust for clutch dust :)

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Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights by mrguyorama on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:26PM (#36074973)
Not all hill holds are created equal. On my car, the brakes release as soon as you start moving forward after hill hold, or after 1.8 seconds. On my friend's subaru, the brakes hold for 2 seconds period. That means if you can do a hill start in less than 2 seconds, you drag the brakes every time.
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Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights by tmerc on Thursday May 25, 2023 @11:30PM (#36079475)
15 civic SI. Hill hold is 1.2 seconds I think and no early disengagement. But it's rear brakes only. You can't disable it that I know of.
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