Braking in snow

[Doctors Do Little]

Yes!

I have been driving an EV for over three years now and live in KY where we do get snow. I drive exclusively in full power regen and have never felt the vehicle slip. My F150 Lightning is the most planted stable vehicle I’ve ever owned or driven.

You will learn quickly to feather the go peddle and use it to mange your stoping speed and distance.

💯
Loved the driving behavior of that 6800# brick!

 

[augiedoggie]

That sounds above our slate’s pay grade.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

That sounds above our slate’s pay grade.

Heard. I said I used to own! Now I’m looking for a Slate. Things change?

 

[d.h.]

I think my ice and snow days are behind me. I did a lot of it in my life. Back in the mid 80s I hauled grain in a semi. In those days we only adjusted the trailer brakes up tight, the idea behind it was that with very little brakes on the tractor , the trailer would help keep you straight. It seemed to work . I would think a gentle throttle foot with regen would be what I would try first.

 

[Moe]

I’m worried about the regen braking in slick conditions. As you guys know, we don’t want to hit the brakes in ice or snow even with abs. As we lift off the pedal in slick conditions will this initiate a slide or will the abs come on and prevent it. I’ve never driven a car with regen braking and don’t really understand how it works. Are my fears unfounded?

One of the capabilities of Electronic Stability (and traction) Control is reducing the by-wire throttle. If it can reduce that, it can also reduce regeneration.

I’ve never used them on front wheel drive (FWD) or FWD biased AWD vehicles, but I think it is even more important to have well siped winter compound tires on a rear wheel drive (RWD) or RWD biased AWD vehicle on ice and snow. I’ll just park the Slate and take the Subaru with 3PMSF tires. YMMV

 

[Auer]

I think it is even more important to have well siped winter compound tires on a rear wheel drive (RWD) or RWD biased AWD vehicle on ice and snow.

Any car driven in snow/ice/cold really.
Those tires exist for a reason.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

I suspect even with traction control off stability control would stop you from drifting. I am sure i will test that though and find out. 😁. After all someone needs to for the greater good.

Videos please!

 

[TomFrank]

Remember this from the Slate YouTube channel?

 

[Ronnie]

Remember this from the Slate YouTube channel?

As long as the production Slates can do that all will be well. 😁