So I have always hated Tesla and don’t like that they’ve in a lot of way tarnished the name of electric cars. The second you say electric cars every person and their mom says OHH you’re getting a tesla! Quite annoying.
Anyways, I’d like to hear from some of you folks some models of electrics you like. I have always been a gearhead deep in the gas and oil, and I still enjoy my cars, but an electric would be fun and a cost savings for me, especially since I have a ton of roof space for solar panels if I wanted to.
It sounds superficial but a big reason I used to hate electric cars is they are for the most part, hideous. Then again, to me, most new cars are hidous, the designs are just not good. But I think i can look past that.
It would also be a huge bonus if there were any models out there with the least possible features. I prefer cars with manual locks/seats/doors and no screen, which is of course impossible with current cars (sadly). But the less digital garbage the better.
Instead of a brake pedal, you take your foot off the go pedal with the electric wheel motor slowing the wheel down and stealing its energy
Is there any way to control how fast you slow down?
They have a setting for intensity and they always have a traditional break as well. It took a fair bit of getting use to when i started driving an EV but feels perfectly natural now. On the rare occasion i drive a petrol car, i have some close calls when I take my for off the accelerator and it just keeps going
Cards on the table, I’ve only driven one EV and it has a brake pedal.
The more you lift off the pedal, the more it brakes. You also change the settings on the car to change the severity of braking with regards to the lift off pressure