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Tesla's single pedal model has always been controversial. On January 28th, Tesla's official public WeChat account pushed an article entitled "Pure electricity era, can't do without Energy recovery." In the article, Tesla introduced what energy recovery braking is, saying that when the pedal is partially or completely accelerated during driving operation, the energy recovery braking system will slow down the speed and transfer the remaining power back to the battery. and then increase the mileage of the vehicle.

In addition, it also said that the advantages of energy recovery braking are not only mentioned in the current range, but also have the advantages of reducing brake wear, reducing the number of maintenance and no need to switch pedals back and forth. As soon as the article was issued, it immediately brought 100000 + readings, and at the same time triggered a heated discussion among netizens.

Some netizens said: kinetic energy recovery and single pedal mode should not be overemphasized. The reason is simple: I didn't take the driving test. With too much kinetic energy recovery and single pedal, I'm afraid I really stepped on the switch in an emergency. Another netizen said: Tesla's single pedal mode is not friendly to people who change cars, and it is still very comfortable to adapt to long-term drivers. However, parking does not have to hit the brakes, ah, loose switch parking will automatically autohold, do not need to hit the brakes, relatively easy.

In response to this tweet, a car blog post said: Tesla forces users to use strong kinetic energy recycling, which actually has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that forced kinetic energy recycling does significantly help energy consumption and improve battery life. It also makes Tesla's nominal mileage more beautiful. The disadvantage is that it has greatly changed the past driving habits, which used to step on the throttle to accelerate and slow down, but now it has become to step on the throttle to accelerate and release the throttle to slow down, requiring strong emergency deceleration before stepping on the brake. For some drivers, this operation may lead to stepping on the wrong pedal in extreme cases.

It is worth noting that many people in the industry think that Tesla's frequent accidents may have something to do with his single pedal model. The so-called single pedal mode is through the acceleration pedal to achieve vehicle start, acceleration and deceleration and other operations, single pedal mode driving, step on the accelerator, release deceleration. Of course, the single pedal mode does not mean that Tesla has only one pedal. What is different from the traditional car is that the throttle of the traditional car has only one function. Stepping on the throttle is to start and accelerate, and the car will maintain inertia for some distance when it is loosened. And Tesla's single pedal mode is accelerated, once the loosening force will significantly slow down. Although under normal driving conditions, the single pedal mode is sufficient to complete most acceleration and deceleration operations, the driver still needs the brake pedal to complete in case of emergency.

Of course, the reason why Tesla's "single pedal" mode is controversial or related to the habits of drivers, although most drivers are already very familiar with the driving mode of traditional fuel vehicles, but it is inevitable that Tesla's single pedal mode will be very rusty for the first time. Even regular fuel drivers may need more time to adapt to this series of new operations.

As for the frequent accidents of Tesla, according to Tesla's investigation report on a number of accidents, the cause of the accident is basically caused by vehicle owners' operational errors or other objective factors, while most car owners think that Tesla has "brake failure". However, it is still unclear whether it is the improper operation of the driver or the problem of Tesla's products.

Tesla once said, "at present, there has never been any brake failure, nor have we received any cases of collision or injury caused by the situation."

Tao Lin, vice president of foreign affairs of Tesla, also said publicly that all the 246 cases of Tesla's out-of-control acceleration were caused by drivers stepping on the wrong pedals. At the same time, it also pointed out that "in the use of vehicles, we also need to strengthen consumer education, and we need to cooperate with driving schools and transportation departments to let people understand the use of new cars and avoid misoperation in the use of vehicles." or some other problems caused by lack of functional understanding. "

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