Electric assist.  Still hydraulic for the most part.

Couple cars that are entirely electric still have hydraulic as a backup
(Q50 with DAS).

Josh Luthman
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On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 6:58 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:

> Also many new vehicles have electric power steering, which I assume still
> works with the engine off, unless the battery is dead?  Mine does, I guess
> I could do an experiment.
>
>
>
> I think electric steering may play a role in automatic parallel parking,
> and tuning the steering response for different driving modes.
>
>
>
> My 1969 Camaro had quick ratio manual steering, yet it had power brakes.
> Go figure.  I guess real men don’t use power steering.  You learned to
> never try and turn the steering wheel unless the car was moving.
> Especially if you were also shifting gears.  Texting while driving was not
> an option, all your appendages were needed just to drive.  Luckily texting
> didn’t exist yet.
>
>
>
> BTW, it appears that pushbutton start ruled from 1915 to  1949 when key
> start was introduced (as a safety feature).  The original pushbutton start
> replaced hand cranking which could break your arm if the crank kicked
> back.  That will make you cranky.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Matt Hoppes
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 16, 2018 4:34 PM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: push button vehicles
>
>
>
> Power steering?  No one needs that. My 2000 Saturn SL1 didn’t even have
> power steering :)
>
>
> On Dec 16, 2018, at 17:22, Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> You turn the engine off you lose your power steering.
>
>
> Put it in neutral and you lose your throttle putting power to the
> transmission.
>
>
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 2:07 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Had that happen several years ago. In Minnesota, in the winter. I don't
> remember what the temperature was, but I know it has a "-" in front of it
> and there was more than 1 digit. The driver had stepped on it (dry pavement
> at least), but the throttle stuck. It was probably something in the
> linkage. None-the-less, the immediate remedy at the moment was to turn off
> the ignition. It almost worked flawlessly, but the guy turning the key went
> one step too far, and also locked the steering wheel. Disaster was avoided
> when he unlocked the steering wheel, but left the ignition off.
>
>
>
> bp
>
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
>
>
> On 12/16/2018 10:55 AM, Josh Luthman wrote:
>
> Why would you emergency shut off the engine?  That sounds absolutely
> suicidal.
>
>
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 1:40 PM Matt Hoppes <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> We are looking to refresh one of our SUVs. Everything seems to be going
> push start - which scares me for several reasons:
>
> 1) key fob battery death - leaving you stranded. Apparently with most
> vehicles there are hidden keys and slots. Ok.
>
> 2) needing to perform an emergency engine stop at highway speed.
> Apparently you can hold the stop button for three seconds (which I might
> add can be a very long time and a long distance at 70mph!)
>
> 3) that brings us to 3. Assuming the engine is forced to stop at highway
> speed. How do you: a) put the vehicle into ACC mode so the wheel stays
> unlocked b) attempt a restart of the engine (while shifted to neutral)
> while the vehicle is still moving from previous engine momentum?
>
> Although this may seem trivial. I’ve had 2-3 instances over my 20 years of
> driving where I’ve either had to dead stick a vehicle into a service
> location because of a broken component that died at highway speed, or
> another engine issue. In all cases, having to stop the vehicle to attempt
> an engine restart would have caused me to get stranded rather than arrive
> at a location where the vehicle could be serviced.
>
> #20YearsWithoutNeedingATow
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