Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
why don't they make a kwh per mile control...
That would be hard! In some driving conditions, it would lead to "infinite"
speed (would try to go as fast as possible downhill). In others, your speed
would be zero (going up a hill too steep to climb at X kwh/mile).
if you are in a 25mph zone and need to be careful about your speed, it's
true that the cruise control will mostly either be drawing power or in regen.
Not necessarily. "Hypermilers" tend to treat the engine as an on/off switch.
When on, it runs at its most efficient setting. When off, you just coast. Not
the most comfortable way to drive -- it makes others think you are both an idiot
*and* and a maniac!
"Anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster
than you is a maniac" - George Carlin
But again depending on terrain, you won't coast at over 25 mph unless it's
downhill. Or, the automorons have decided that the vehicle's "creep" speed
should be over 25 mph. :-)
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