On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 12:54 PM, brucedp5 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > IMO There are items that should have been kept with the lowest priced 'S > trim' model, and some fluff/junk should have been made optional to keep the > price down. On the S trim ... > > Need an option to buy a: > - Cruise control (to save energy) > - B-mode regenerative braking system (to save energy) > There will be plenty of opinions on this, but in my case every new car I've had came with standard cruise control, and it's a waste. I never use it. It's a pain to deal with even in light traffic, and it DOES NOT save energy. All it does is maintain a constant speed, regardless of conditions, which is not the path to low energy usage. Over time I've learned by using the real-time mpg readout (or ammeter) and keeping track of mpg every fill-up (or kWh/mile every charge) that constant speed is pretty inefficient. Much better to use your momentum and surf the undulations of the terrain. Let your speed drop a bit going uphill and give it some more juice going down with a gravity assist. Don't be extreme or you'll drop out of the sweet spot (and piss off surrounding drivers). Conserve and maintain your momentum. I'm not into boats, but I suspect this is the same mentality as used when sailing. Get the feel of it and you'll beat cruise control for efficiency every time. Chris -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140105/a3ec6d4d/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
