Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Regen breaking

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

That is a valid point, but consider that the brake lights don't come
on when you downshift a manual trans and lift throttle.  It's sort of
the same thing.....

Hans.
On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 3:09 AM <jashburne [at] aol.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > 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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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] 
> >> ferrarilist.com> 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> 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
> >>> Sent from my iPad Pro
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