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Comment by kccqzy

21 hours ago

At one point my car had a firmware update that made the Eco mode sluggish in acceleration. I thought it made perfect sense; being economical in battery use means limiting acceleration. It received so much backlash that the manufacturer had to issue a subsequent update to increase the acceleration cap.

Why don't the idjits just offer two levels of "Eco"?

Maybe people like the regular Eco mode for reasons other than economy; like they use it as a kind of one-pedal driving, since it offers regenerative braking when you back off the accelerator.

There needs to be a mode for those drivers, and a mode for those who are serious about maximizing battery run times.

Fighting and backlashing over mere software configurations of one thing is so senseless.