In the 21st century, the development of the automobile industry has promoted the popularity of automatic transmissions, and the clutch pedal is no longer a part that a car must be equipped with.
In recent years, the deepening of electrification has not only changed the traditional drive mode, but also broken some driving habits. Among them, the most controversial non-single pedal mode is the one that even claims to replace the brake pedal. So today, Jianghujun discussed with everyone, how about the single-pedal mode?
What is single pedal mode?
The single pedal mode is a literal translation of the one pedal mode, but it does not mean that it is only equipped with an acceleration pedal, but it is a function that can be completed by using the acceleration pedal, acceleration, deceleration, and even braking.
Similar to an airplane's throttle push lever, a single bar can be used to accelerate and decelerate. Since electric vehicles do not have a gearbox and rely entirely on the characteristics of the motor to drive the vehicle with high speed and high torque, this mode is easier to achieve.
To put it bluntly, when this mode, the acceleration pedal vehicle accelerates, the inertia drives the motor to continue to run when the acceleration pedal is released to charge the power battery, and the motor reverse torque generates the electric braking force to drag the vehicle to slow down, which is summed up by combining the kinetic energy recovery system with the acceleration pedal signal.
How is the braking force controlled?
Friends who have used this mode will find that when releasing the accelerator pedal, there will be a drag feeling, and the deceleration effect is more obvious. But at low speeds, it will still slip forward at a uniform speed until it automatically brakes when approaching the car in front, why?
In fact, this is through the front of the radar and camera identification, so as to achieve automatic braking. Because it can not be like human operation, to achieve gradual braking, so the user who is not adapted to always feel that they have to rear-end the front car, which has become one of the reasons why old drivers are reluctant to use this function.
Will the brake lights come on?
The brake lights of a normal vehicle are triggered by the brake pedal, a design that has been common to all cars for decades. But for those with single pedal mode, the trigger conditions for the brake lights are different.
The same car does not open a single pedal, and the brake lights are triggered by the brake pedal, which is no different from other cars. But once the single pedal is turned on, the brake lights are triggered by the acceleration sensor in the car.
When the car decelerates in single-pedal mode, the acceleration sensor detects a relatively large deceleration and will light up the brake lights, so the pure tram in single-pedal mode will slow down, and the brake lights will actually be on.
Would you like to use it?
The reason why old drivers are not very receptive to the single pedal mode is because they need to get rid of their former driving habits. For example, when you need to slow down, the subconscious action is to press the brake pedal, which has become a muscle memory when driving.
But for newbies who have just obtained a driver's license, they are still relatively willing to use it, and think it will make driving easier. Are you willing to use this? Welcome to discuss together in the comments section.
However, whether it is used or not, Jianghujun still hopes that everyone will not rely too much on any auxiliary driving function, and develop the habit of stepping on the brake pedal if necessary.