Why is the single pedal mode or history, which is highly praised by Tesla, unpopular？

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is publicly soliciting the opinions of five mandatory national standards, such as "Technical Requirements and Test Methods for Passenger Car Brake Systems". The deadline for comments is July 27, 2024.

Among them, for A-type vehicles and vehicles with both A-type and B-type electric regenerative braking systems, the braking effect achieved by releasing the accelerator pedal in forward gear cannot slow down the vehicle to stop. It is reported that the draft itself was jointly drafted by institutions including major car companies, including multinational car companies and China brands. In the early discussion stage, different car companies had great differences. Nowadays, the draft for public comment shows that most car companies support the abolition of the single pedal model.

You know, for the single pedal model, Tesla, a car company, is highly respected. After all, its benefits are obvious. For example, in the energy-saving section of kinetic energy recovery, according to the data of some channels, the cruising range can be improved by about 20% by using this function. At the same time, with this function, you usually encounter stop-and-go situations when driving in urban areas, which can be completed almost only by operating the throttle, saving a lot of braking actions.

Then why are there so many advantages, but the single pedal mode has been "denied" by more car companies? First of all, it needs to understand the logic of single pedal mode. To put it simply, this mode is still equipped with an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal like an oil car, but in many cases, you can drive through the accelerator pedal. When accelerating, you only need to step on the accelerator deeply, and when you need to slow down, releasing the accelerator will have a braking effect, which means reducing the braking action.

However, in this way, in fact, many consumers have made the mistake of inertia thinking. Although it is reasonable to say that when you release the throttle, you will have a braking effect, which will alleviate the fatigue of switching pedals back and forth to some extent. But the consequence is that when you put your right foot on a pedal for a long time, you will subconsciously change the muscle memory habit of driving over time, and after an emergency, it is very likely that you will use the accelerator as a brake, which will lead to an accident of stepping on the wrong pedal.

This conclusion is not groundless. Let’s first look at a set of interface news statistics. Since 2013, there have been at least 218 accidents in Tesla worldwide, among which "out of control" is the main cause of Tesla accidents. It can be said that the "brake failure" has indeed been accompanied by Tesla in recent years. I still remember Tesla who had a rear-end collision on the highway. Later, the protagonist personally came out to clarify that he accidentally stepped on the brake pedal. More than this accident, after investigation by Tesla and relevant institutions, it was found that the reason for the "brake failure" was that many people used the throttle as a brake.

In the final analysis, the single pedal mode actually violates the driving habits of human beings. Presumably, many friends who often drive know that your right foot must be placed on the brake pedal without stepping on the accelerator now, because this way, you can step on the brake at the first time in case of an emergency, ensuring a certain driving safety. However, if the single pedal mode is driven for a long time, sometimes it is prone to memory confusion, and now the acceleration of trams is becoming more and more fierce, which means that the fault tolerance rate of single pedal will be lower. It can only be said that the single pedal mode is not bad, but the human inertia thinking error needs a back-burner to pay the bill.

Write it at the end

It has to be admitted that the single pedal mode has its own unique set of logic, and it can not only improve the vehicle life, but also bring a fresher driving experience, which is also popular with some people. However, it seems that this mode is not without harm, and it can also judge the driver’s intention according to the depth of the electric switch stepping, and there is indeed a safety hazard after driving for a long time. The prohibition of single pedal mode is actually a preventive measure.

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