Tesla's single-pedal model has been controversial for a long time! On January 28, Tesla's official public WeChat account pushed an article called the pure electric era, which cannot be without energy recovery. In the article, Tesla introduced what energy regenerative braking is, which means that when the pedal is partially or fully accelerated during driving operation, the energy regenerative braking system will reduce the speed of the vehicle and send the remaining power back to the battery, thereby increasing the vehicle's driving range.
In addition, it also said that the advantages brought by energy regenerative braking are not only in terms of battery life, but also have the advantages of reducing brake pad wear, reducing the number of maintenance, and eliminating the need to switch pedals back and forth. As soon as the article was issued, it immediately brought 100,000+ views, and also triggered heated discussions among netizens.
Some netizens said: Kinetic energy recovery and single-pedal mode should not be overemphasized. The reason is simple, the driving test is not tested. With more kinetic energy recovery and a single pedal, I am afraid that I really encountered an emergency and stepped on the electric door. Some netizens said: Tesla single-pedal mode is not friendly to people who change cars, and it is still very comfortable for owners who adapt to long-term driving. There is no problem in parking without stepping on the brakes, and the automatic autohold of the loose door parking is relatively easy.
In response to this tweet, a car blogger posted that Tesla forces users to use strong kinetic energy recycling, which actually has advantages and disadvantages, the advantage is that forced forced kinetic energy recovery does significantly help energy consumption, can improve battery life, and also make Tesla's nominal cruising range look better. The disadvantage is that the previous driving habits have been largely changed, in the past, it was to step on the accelerator to accelerate and step on the brake to slow down, and now it has become to step on the accelerator to accelerate and release the accelerator to slow down, and it is necessary to vigorously slow down urgently before pressing the brake. And for some motorists, this operation in extreme cases can lead to the wrong pedal press.
It is worth noting that Tesla's frequent accidents Many people in the industry believe that it may have something to do with its single-pedal mode. The so-called single-pedal mode is to realize vehicle starting, acceleration and deceleration through the accelerator pedal, single-pedal mode driving, press the accelerator to accelerate, and release deceleration. Of course, the single-pedal mode does not mean that Tesla only has one pedal, the difference from traditional cars is that the throttle of traditional cars has only one function, stepping on the accelerator is to start and accelerate, loose the car will also maintain inertia driving a distance. Tesla's single-pedal mode depressed is acceleration, and once loosened, it will significantly slow down. While single-pedal mode is sufficient for most acceleration and deceleration operations under normal driving conditions, the driver still needs a brake pedal to complete the emergency and need to brake sharply.
Of course, Tesla's "single-pedal" mode is controversial or related to the habits of drivers, although most drivers are already familiar with the driving mode of traditional fuel vehicles, but it is inevitable that Tesla's single-pedal mode will be particularly rusty when operating Tesla for the first time. Even regular fuel drivers may need more time to adapt to this series of new operations.
As for the frequent occurrence of Tesla accidents, according to Tesla's investigation reports on many accidents, the cause of the accident is basically caused by the owner's operation error or other objective factors, and most owners believe that Tesla has "brake failure". However, whether it is the driver's improper operation or the problem with Tesla products is still uncertain.
Tesla has said that "there has never been a single brake failure incident, and no collisions or injuries resulting from this situation have occurred."
Tesla's vice president of external affairs, Tao Lin, also publicly said that all 246 cases of Tesla's out-of-control acceleration were caused by the driver pressing the wrong pedal. At the same time, it also pointed out that "in the use of vehicles, it is also necessary to strengthen consumer education, and it is necessary to cooperate with driving schools and transportation departments to let everyone understand the use of new cars, avoid misoperation in the use of links, or some other problems caused by lack of understanding of functions." ”
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