by bowthom (Posted Fri, 28 Jun 2013 23:17:03 GMT)
I disagree completely with you Don.
The LEAF creep is no where near that bad, or as dangerous.
But it is stupidly unnecessary and creates a similar unnecessary risk of human performance error resulting in a serious unnecessary accident.
On an automatic transmission ICE it would be expensive to make it have completely zero forward movement.
But to add unnecessary and unintended forward movement to an electric vehicle is just downright stupid and creates unnecessary accident risk.
It's neither stupid or unneccesary, there is a specific reason for the creep. It pre-loads the drive train to save those parts from the instant torque which will "shock load" the components and cause early failure. It gets rid of the annoying clunk too.
No need to use terms such as "dangerous" and "unintended movement" to sensationalize it either. If you keep your foot on the brake the car will not move. My Leaf barely moves when I release the brake.
TimLee wrote:
bowthom wrote:
Hello,
I'm sorry but "dangerous" and "unintended movement" just don't apply.Don
I'm sorry but "dangerous" and "unintended movement" just don't apply.Don
I disagree completely with you Don.
The LEAF creep is no where near that bad, or as dangerous.
But it is stupidly unnecessary and creates a similar unnecessary risk of human performance error resulting in a serious unnecessary accident.
On an automatic transmission ICE it would be expensive to make it have completely zero forward movement.
But to add unnecessary and unintended forward movement to an electric vehicle is just downright stupid and creates unnecessary accident risk.
It's neither stupid or unneccesary, there is a specific reason for the creep. It pre-loads the drive train to save those parts from the instant torque which will "shock load" the components and cause early failure. It gets rid of the annoying clunk too.
No need to use terms such as "dangerous" and "unintended movement" to sensationalize it either. If you keep your foot on the brake the car will not move. My Leaf barely moves when I release the brake.