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Re: Only one EV charger at home?!

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Subject: Re: Only one EV charger at home?!
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by: Ricky - Mon, 17 Jul 2023 22:32 UTC

On Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 9:50:00 PM UTC-4, Bob F wrote:
> On 4/19/2023 4:07 PM, SteveW wrote:
> > On 19/04/2023 14:07, Theo wrote:
> >> In uk.d-i-y Carlos E.R. <robin_...@es.invalid> wrote:
> >>> On 2023-04-19 14:12, Theo wrote:
> >>>> That's called 'one pedal driving', and on many EVs you can adjust the
> >>>> retardation (regen) in a number of steps from coasting through to quite
> >>>> aggressive braking. Coasting is more like a regular transmission
> >>>> where you
> >>>> have to use the brake pedal, whereas with higher levels you can
> >>>> drive with
> >>>> accelerator alone.
> >>>
> >>> By "regular transmission" you mean "automatic"?
> >>>
> >>> Most cars here have a manual transmission, and on those the (gasoline)
> >>> car brakes somewhat when the accelerator pedal is released. We use that
> >>> to maintain the speed when going down long slopes, instead of using the
> >>> brake. If we need more brake action, we shift to a lower gear.
> >>
> >> Both. With a manual transmission you get some degree of engine
> >> braking, but
> >> you coast if you open the clutch. Without actively changing down gear
> >> the
> >> amount of engine braking is not massive - if you purely let off the
> >> accelerator doing 70mph on a flat road in top gear you don't get very
> >> much
> >> retardation.
> >>
> >> It is possible to change down for more, but the engine isn't happy
> >> about it
> >> unless you match revs first, so in general it's easier to use the brakes.
> >>
> >> Engine braking is not something you'd do around town or on a regular
> >> motorway unless you're in a hilly area, so most people don't use it very
> >> often.
> >
> > Many of us were taught to change down through the gears and use engine
> > braking for almost all stops, including around town. These days they
> > tend to rely on brakes and just change down to whatever gear they expect
> > to need as the set off or speed up again.
> >
> A motorcycle shop owner once told me "brakes are a lot cheaper than
> engine repair".

Which means diddly squat.

Rick C.

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