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Originally Posted by raptor
Having no transmission or torque converter just gives you a very direct feel with instant throttle response. You are not waiting on anything. You just dart ahead instantly. No waiting for the air to rush through the intake, add fuel, spark, compression, build rpm and then transfer that energy to the transmission, etc. With the EV it is just electrons from the battery to an inverter, drive unit and bam, your gone. That is why you see it pull ahead so strongly in those runs. Then the gearing for the ICE based car has the advantage but it takes so long to chase it down you are in triple digits by then.
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To me, any need for "instant response" or to be able to "dart ahead instantly" means that you're reacting rather than anticipating. This could even include responding to an impromptu roll-race if the other driver caught you napping. I'm going to point to automatic transmissions for creating this apparent need for instant response, because they are inherently reactive devices under most downshift situations. These days, most (virtually all?) drivers have come to expect "finding an appropriate gear" to be normal behavior for a car to do for you. A powerful EV just takes that one step further.
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The other thing is the regen. You do so much less braking with the friction brakes, the electric motor provides most of the required braking. It feels very similar to engine braking in a manual trans without ever needing to shift. It will regen brake all the way to a complete stop and then apply brake hold. True one pedal driving if desired.
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Hard no on that. One job per pedal, please. I will say that my MT cars do a good enough job with compression braking that in traffic I'm not using the brake pedal very much as it is. Yeah, it's on me to put the transmission in an appropriate gear (which generally turns out to be the gear I want it to be in for decent throttle response anyway).
Norm