That is really funny! An amazing amount of breathless hype. Bottom line, the new Leaf will have the same driving style as a Tesla.
The only difference in what they describe and Tesla's implementation is under 4 mph. Tesla turns off regeneration at 4 mph, while the Leaf will fully stop. Mike > On November 2, 2017 at 2:55 AM brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 'So the e-Pedal, isn’t an add-on you pay extra thousands of Euros for, it’s > available at entry-level on the new Nissan LEAF, so it’s about bringing this > excitement to everyone' > > http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-future-cars-will-only-have-one-pedal_uk_59d22dbae4b06791bb11cf23 > Why Future Cars Will Only Have One Pedal > 30/10/2017 Robert Bright, commercial tech writer > > [image > http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scalefit_630_noupscale/59d783882d00009c17308faf.jpeg > e-Pedal tech > ] > > How innovative technology will change the way we drive forever. > > When the new Nissan LEAF first hit the roads back in 2010, it took electric > vehicles from a niche interest into a mainstream reality, going on to become > the world’s best-selling EV. > > Owners have found it to be a great all-rounder. Its green credentials may > have been why people bought the car initially, but it’s clear from surveys > that what surprised so many was the performance, especially the rapid > acceleration and fantastic handling, which went to make it such a fun car to > drive. > > Its latest incarnation, due to launch in Europe in January 2018, is set to > revolutionise our automotive landscape once again. Where the original LEAF > radically altered our assumptions about the kind of car we drive, this new > version will transform the way in which we drive. > > Why? Because when you’re driving you’ll no longer be moving your right foot > from accelerator to brake and back again. Instead, thanks to the e-Pedal, > your foot will stay planted in exactly the same spot to execute both > actions. > > New Nissan LEAF with e-Pedal technology > > How does the e-Pedal work? > > Francesco Giacalone, Nissan Europe’s electric vehicle product Marketing > director, knows this radical new technology intimately, and he explains how > it works. > > “It’s extremely simple really,” he says. “With a normal car, to slow down > you need to move from accelerator to brake, then back to the accelerator to > speed up again. With the e-Pedal you push down on the pedal to accelerate > and ease off to brake. You can even bring the car to a complete stop by > removing your foot sharply.” > > The new Nissan LEAF does still come with a brake pedal, of course, although > this is only used when the driver wants to brake more aggressively or come > to an emergency stop. The e-Pedal is activated by a switch on the central > dashboard, and the chances are you’ll keep it in this mode for most of your > driving. > > What are the advantages of the e-Pedal? > > “One of the biggest advantages of the new e-Pedal is it improves the > efficiency of the LEAF’s regenerative technology,” says Francesco. “With a > fully electric powertrain you can exploit both brake and regenerative energy > in the smoothest possible way.” > > Regenerative technology is where, under braking or deceleration, energy > created by the car’s movement is ‘recycled’ and sent back to recharge the > battery. Regenerative braking has been around for a long time, and in the > previous LEAF the B Mode further enhanced the car’s regenerative capacities. > > “The e-Pedal is an evolution of the B Mode,” says Francesco. “When you lift > your foot off the accelerator, the car is already in braking mode, so it > automatically maximises the regeneration through braking. Previously, you > would be switching back and forth between accelerator and brake pedal and > would lose some regenerative capacity that way. Now you exploit 100 percent > of it.” > > Getting used to the e-Pedal > > What about getting used to using the e-Pedal? Given we’re so familiar with > using two pedals (in an automatic) or three pedals (in a manual), won’t our > feet be fumbling around in the foot well after a pedal we no longer need? > > “The feedback we get from testing is that once you’ve driven for about 15 > minutes with this system, you’re all set,” says Francesco. “After that point > it becomes the way you want to drive. For me it’s like going from using an > old smartphone with the full keyboard to a smartphone with a totally digital > touchscreen. Once you try the touchscreen, you won’t want to go back to the > older technology.” > New Nissan LEAF > > What change will the e-Pedal make to everyday driving? > > The e-Pedal is particularly useful in stop-start traffic says Francesco. “In > commuting you might drive for 100 meters then brake, then drive for 20 > meters then brake and so on – this shifting back and forth between > accelerator and brake is happening a lot. > > “In tests Nissan undertook with nearly a thousand drivers using the e-Pedal > on their everyday journeys, what we discovered is that this back and forth > action between accelerator and brake is reduced by a massive 90 percent.” > > There will be major advantages to people who use cars on a professional > basis, like taxi drivers or people who use the vehicles for deliveries and > so on. “Driving this way becomes much more smooth, fluid and natural,” says > Francesco. “It makes driving much less stressful, and for anyone who’s job > means they have to spend hours driving around towns and cities, it will be a > massive benefit.” > > What else can we look forward to from the e-Pedal? > > Electric vehicles are often criticised by petrol heads for lacking driver > involvement, but the e-Pedal will turn that assumption on its head, > according to Francesco. > > “On fun, winding roads where there is little traffic, using the e-Pedal > almost feels like motorbike-style driving, making the car more sporty. When > you approach a corner you lift your foot off the accelerator to brake – the > braking uses an intelligent system that regulates the brakes and wheels – > then without removing your foot from the pedal you can start to accelerate > out of the corner. It’s a safe, fun drive that delivers excitement.” > > The new Nissan LEAF’s battery pack sits low in the chassis, so this also > helps the car hug the road, while the new, sleeker design reduces drag and > lift on the car, giving it even more stickiness on the road for that > sportier experience, should you want it. So, the fun driving characteristics > that so surprised buyers of the original LEAF are not only still there, > they’ve been taken to a whole new level. > > “Nissan’s commitment is to constantly innovate but to make this innovation > available to as many customers as possible,” concludes Francesco. “So the > e-Pedal, isn’t an add-on you pay extra thousands of Euros for, it’s > available at entry-level on the new Nissan LEAF, so it’s about bringing this > excitement to everyone.” > [© 2017 Oath] > > > > [dated] > www.bbc.com/news/technology-41170144 > Nissan Leaf electric car goes further with one-pedal driving - BBC News > Sep 6, 2017 - Nissan has launched a longer-range version of its best-selling > Leaf electric vehicle, as it fights growing competition in the electric car > market. ... Other updates include a new one-pedal driving system, > auto-parking tech and a more modern design. More than 283,000 Leaf cars have > been ... > ... > https://www.wired.com/story/look-ma-no-brake-youll-drive-electric-cars-with-one-pedal/ > Forget the Brake. Electric Cars Mean One Pedal Driving > Jul 24, 2017 - You'll Drive Electric Cars With One Pedal. Nissan. 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