| Thanks for your detailed reply. I am yet to try other EVs other than a Nissan Leaf and an eNV200, but I think both of these fit my driving style a bit more than the MY (I used B mode in other EVs and love regen braking). Giving credit where it is due, I do agree that the Tesla cruise control is great. I was driving it in Germany and Austria and it maintaining correct speed going down mountains and hills was just chefs-kiss perfect. But - I think it is not correct to say that you don't need a speed limiter because of TACC or that it can replace a speed limiter. And I believe I got into a good rhythm with the Tesla (with TACC on, hold stick down when approaching a speed change sign, release when I pass it, no beeps of disable/re-enable- although this still causes overspeed alert even if car is slowing to match new speed). I had the overspeed alert set very strict - which is why it was beeping at me - but without a speed limiter this is the only way to force myself to not go overspeed everytime I accelerate while looking at traffic rather than the speedometer. Driving in 20kmh areas, TACC didn't switch on for me, and I hated having to re-engage TACC every time I slowed to enter a roundabout. I literally just want to concentrate on driving in these complex suburban situations, but I don't want to have my photo taken by radar, I just want the car to limit my speed, or have the speed available if I really need it suddenly (at the extreme end of the throttle range) Have you used speed limiters in other vehicles? I know I have driven a Peugeot 2008 which could read speed signs then you could double press a button to set your limiter to that speed. I want that, but without needing to press a button. I actually want to remap throttle response over the range of the throttle, and have a particular range of the throttle which is "sticky" at the speed limit... like a "gravity well" of throttle range that will maintain the speed limit. Does that make sense? |
I honestly couldn't tell too much difference between my M3 1-pedal driving (stop mode: Stop) and my father's ID.4 (not sure if it was in B mode). I used to go with Creep mode (Stop mode was introduced sometime in 2020 IIRC), then I tried Stop and fell in love with it, it provides max regen and auto-engages breaks when close to standstill.
As for the overspeed, on highways, I usually ensure there's enough space in the passing lane, I change lane and let it accelerate without pushing it myself (or give it a small nudge without disengaging). I literally just discovered that AP also has "Overtake acceleration", which I never knew existed or used ( https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/2017_2023_model3/en_eu/GU... ). On city streets, I let TACC run at 50km/h or 30km/h, so I usually go for the accelerator only to navigate in/out of turns.
You can switch on TACC at <30km/h if you have visible traffic ahead of you more than 1.5m apart, so unless you're driving at night with nobody around you should be able to enable it also at 20km/h.
TBH though after 4y I also developed a feeling for city-speeds, so I rarely overspeed, even accidentally. The small price to pay is that I really have to use feather-weight on the accelerator and it's not always easy (esp. if you're physically tired).
As I read your post I realized what you really want: power cut-off at set speed ("do not push over X") with override option. Throttle remapping sounds cool, but I'm not sure anybody implements it like that. AFAIK Tesla does not have that on any model, agreed.