Drivers of the early 1980's electreks describe exactly that. One told me that he turfed the tires at 50mph on the freeway by letting up on the "gas" pedal too fast. I don't think BMW or tesla was the first.
Z Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Michael Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > One of the first cars I ever worked on, to put plugs in, was a 3 cylinder > SAAB from the 60's. It had a coast mode for off throttle activated by a > toggle switch. I can't recall if this was a 2 stork engine or not, I > wouldn't really have know the difference then. A 2 stroke wouldn't have > slowed much in "out of coast mode." But it probably saved gas. > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Ben Apollonio <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As far as I know, Tesla actually pioneered that approach to regen, but >> I've seen many reviews of the i3 where people think it's a novel idea. At >> first I didn't like the feel, but after further thought, it's far superior >> than the Prius model (light regen to simulate engine drag, plus additional >> regen on the brake pedal). Not only is driving smooth and easy, but you >> know exactly where the line is between regen and friction brakes. You also >> get a more responsive brake pedal. >> >> -Ben >> >> On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Rush Dougherty wrote: >> >>>> Indeed they did! I posted the controller from a 1902 Baker on my web >> page >>> at >>>> http://www.sunrise-ev.com/Controllers.htm. It had a compound motor, and >>>> used both regenerative and dynamic braking. In fact, it had no >> mechanical >>>> brakes! Just a mechanical parking brake. >>> >>> I drove the BMW i3 yesterday. It has very strong regenerative braking. >> The >>> more you let up on the go pedal (what do we call the accelerator pedal >> for >>> an EV?), the stronger the regen is. If you don't tailgate the guy in >> front >>> of you, you don't need to brake, it will regen to a stop. And to 'coast', >>> according to the display on the dashboard, there is no usage of the >> battery >>> pack. >>> >>> I really liked it if only for that one reason. >>> >>> And it has Excellent acceleration... well, I also really liked the >>> acceleration... >>> >>> Rush >>> www.TucsonEV.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________________ >>> Unlimited Disk, Data Transfer, PHP/MySQL Domain Hosting >>> http://www.doteasy.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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) >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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) >> >> > > > -- > Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain > happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? > *Dalai Lama * > > Tell me what it is you plan to do > With your one wild and precious life? > Mary Oliver, "The summer day." > > To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. > Thomas A. > Edison<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> > > A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. > *Warren Buffet* > > Michael E. Ross > (919) 550-2430 Land > (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone > (919) 631-1451 Cell > (919) 513-0418 Desk > > [email protected] > <[email protected]> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140117/006c7ae2/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) > _______________________________________________ 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)
