Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Regen breaking

[jashburne (jashburne]

I’m surprised that the brake lights aren’t programmed to come on when the motor 
is actively slowing down the car. Sounds dangerous if not. 

John

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> On Nov 27, 2018, at 12:30 PM, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> I wouldn't call it severe.  Think of the throttle (rheostat?) as
> having a neutral position, which is part way down.  Push further, it
> accelerates.  More push, more acceleration.  Lift throttle is similar.
> Lift a little, gradual decel, etc.
> 
> As for the brake light issue, my recent Thanksgiving trip to Portland
> gave me the opposite problem.  I was in stop and go congestion on I-5.
> I'd lift to slow, but because the brake lights don't come on, cars
> behind me had no idea that I had started slowing until it became very
> obvious.  Given the congestion and that people tend to follow way too
> close, I thought this could be dangerous, so I "shifted" into regular
> "drive" (simulating a gas car with an auto trans) which forced me to
> use the brake pedal to slow even slightly.  Thus lighting up the brake
> lights and warning people behind me.
> 
> Hans.
>> On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 10:23 PM Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> So, every time you let off the accelerator pedal, the regen kicks in and 
>> it’s that severe?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> 
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>> on behalf of Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 9:49:45 AM
>> To: PeterGT4
>> Cc: The FerrariList
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Regen breaking
>> 
>> FWIW, the regen in a Chevy Volt is fairly strong, strong enough that I
>> only use the brake (NOT break) pedal for the final 20 feet or so to
>> come to a complete stop in normal traffic.
>> 
>> Hans.
>>> On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 11:22 PM Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> How much drag does it feel when you lift off the accelerator pedal? Like, 
>>> it’s going to come to a complete dead stop very, very quickly?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I wonder if cars like this (I’m talking street cars here, not F1) are 
>>> designed for people who left-foot brake. Like maybe not such a dramatic 
>>> lift-your-entire-foot-off-of-the-gas-pedal and then jamming on the brake, 
>>> but a gentle relaxing on the “gas” and slightly pressing on the brake, 
>>> more-or-less at the same time.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> As the years pass and the manual transmission disappears off the road, 
>>> nearly everyone are driving automatics now and I’ve noticed, especially 
>>> with younger, newer drivers that they’re using their left feet for braking. 
>>> How can I tell? From the continuous blinking of the brake lights, yet not 
>>> noticeable drop in speed as they drive along a busy route. It’s not that 
>>> they’re trying to slow down, but only moderate their speed as they go 
>>> along. It’s incredibly annoying.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Peter
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> 
>>> on behalf of Stephen Sherman <stephensherman44 [at] gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 12:36:22 PM
>>> To: PeterGT4
>>> Cc: The FerrariList
>>> Subject: [Ferrari] Regen breaking
>>> 
>>> I have learned what F1 drivers experience (not to the extent that F1 do) 
>>> when the commentators talk regenerative breaking. In my Tesla ( standard 
>>> regen ) I normally take my foot off the accelerator and the Tesla 
>>> deaccelerates like I am braking. I am not sure if depends on the state of 
>>> charge of the battery or the temperature or a combination of the two, but 
>>> there is NO or not desernable regen braking. There is a message when I 
>>> first start to drive that ‘regen braking is limited ‘, not after I have 
>>> experienced full regen braking during my drive then when I take my foot off 
>>> the accelerator NO regen. It would be nice to have the message ‘regen 
>>> braking limited ‘ on the screen, so I would be braking harder. Just an 
>>> observation.
>>> 
>>> Stephen L Sherman
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