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desertedchicken t1_ixpx7wx wrote

Reply to comment by HDSpiele in Mercedes-Benz to introduce acceleration subscription fee by kishiki18_91

Back when I drove a manual, sure, engine braking was easy. But my current automatic takes a good 2-3 seconds to downshift in manual/tiptronic mode, a massive pain in the balls. So I think I'll stick to using the pedal dedicated to slowing my car down, thank you very much.

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HDSpiele t1_ixq1raf wrote

Oh yea I never drove an automatic I only ever drive manuals but even so engine breaking is even more important in electric cars as they can generate a lot of electricity from engine breaking extending you millage massively but even more important is that you never fill up a electric car to the brim because if you do so engine breaking will no longer work if the battery is fully charged to avoid overcharging the battery.

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