Re:The Electric Car
by _ph_ on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @01:52AM
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Most electric cars have regenerative breaking. So just lifting off the power pedal will decelerate it (regaining energy for the battery). This means, in most situations you don't even have to switch over to the break pedal, which is quite convenient. For this reason I miss my old stick-shifted car which had a short gear reduction ratio. I could drive it in the city without breaking except for reaching a stop.
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That is actually clever. Did not know that. Indeed that somewhat change the driving behaviour.
Does it add more value than the cost premium of the electric car? Doubt it.
We are currently looking at the first generation of mass-made electrical cars. With the second generation in about 2 years from now, we can expect significant cost reductions making most discussions about a "cost premium" moot - the advantages of the concept of the electrical cars are going to stay though.