sanghi said:I have Nissan leaf 2012, which has Echo Mode Driving from Driving Shift.
When would be the appropriate using echo mode? Highway or City? Average Speed?
Thank you.
gsleaf said:I use Echo mode when driving through tunnels and pressing the horn.
sanghi said:When would be the appropriate using echo mode? Highway or City? Average Speed?
Whale watching while parked on the ferry :lol:Nubo said:sanghi said:When would be the appropriate using echo mode? Highway or City? Average Speed?
In the Alps?
Graffi said:I find that I prefer to use ECO and B mode all the time. I never have a situation that I need any more acceleration that I can already get in the more efficient modes.
I find the advantage of Eco mode for slow moving stop and go traffic. Keeps the wear down on your brakes and the reduces the start/stop with the cars ahead and bucking the entire way (you know those people, they take off like a rocket only to almost skid to a stop behind the car in front of them over and over).sanghi said:I have Nissan leaf 2012, which has Echo Mode Driving from Driving Shift.
When would be the appropriate using echo mode? Highway or City? Average Speed?
Thank you.
alanlarson said:I tried eco mode, and haven't used it since. It is fairly simple to learn to apply foot to pedal gently and not need eco mode to do it for you.
dfscott said:alanlarson said:I tried eco mode, and haven't used it since. It is fairly simple to learn to apply foot to pedal gently and not need eco mode to do it for you.
The biggest problem with Eco mode for me is that I end up driving like an idiot when I go back to my ICE vehicle. My wife kept saying "what's wrong with you? Why are you peeling out from every stop?"
knightmb said:I find the advantage of Eco mode for slow moving stop and go traffic. Keeps the wear down on your brakes and the reduces the start/stop with the cars ahead and bucking the entire way (you know those people, they take off like a rocket only to almost skid to a stop behind the car in front of them over and over).sanghi said:I have Nissan leaf 2012, which has Echo Mode Driving from Driving Shift.
When would be the appropriate using echo mode? Highway or City? Average Speed?
Thank you.
For long range driving without a lot of stop and go city traffic, D mode is the best. It will conserve the most energy coasting down hills (besides Neutral I guess) because you have to remember any regen is a lossy effect of power storage. If you consume 40kW to get up to speed and then coast back to a stop with 30kW of regen, you lost energy along the way. The key is to minimize energy loss when moving forward, regen is great to get back energy used to stop (city driving is a good example) but driving down a highway road where you won't be stopping for traffic lights, regen is not needed for that but still useful when you do need to stop (the leaf engages that anyway regardless).
Everything in an electric car is just math and physics. You aren't worried about gears, gas mileage, or engine RPM. You only need to work with the power being consumed for the speed and distance you wish to travel. Makes everything so simple for the vehicle, you forget how complicated an ICE vehicle really is until you are forced to drive one again. :mrgreen:
knightmb said:I find the advantage of Eco mode for slow moving stop and go traffic. Keeps the wear down on your brakes and the reduces the start/stop with the cars ahead and bucking the entire way (you know those people, they take off like a rocket only to almost skid to a stop behind the car in front of them over and over).
For long range driving without a lot of stop and go city traffic, D mode is the best. It will conserve the most energy coasting down hills (besides Neutral I guess) because you have to remember any regen is a lossy effect of power storage. If you consume 40kW to get up to speed and then coast back to a stop with 30kW of regen, you lost energy along the way. The key is to minimize energy loss when moving forward, regen is great to get back energy used to stop (city driving is a good example) but driving down a highway road where you won't be stopping for traffic lights, regen is not needed for that but still useful when you do need to stop (the leaf engages that anyway regardless).
Everything in an electric car is just math and physics. You aren't worried about gears, gas mileage, or engine RPM. You only need to work with the power being consumed for the speed and distance you wish to travel. Makes everything so simple for the vehicle, you forget how complicated an ICE vehicle really is until you are forced to drive one again. :mrgreen:
DesertDenizen said:I used Eco all the time in my 2011. My 2015 does not have Eco per se, just D and B. B gives nice regen, more than Eco did, and minimizes brake use. I don't think I have ever driven in D.
DesertDenizen said:Really? That is so odd. I got mine in Nov 2014, unlikely they made a change since then. Am I missing something?
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