Maybe I will, if I can do it with a straight face. I intend to keep my diesel car for as long as I can, because electric cars have not yet progressed to the state that can provide the same usability, in terms of range and (even more important) refuelling time. I mostly do short journeys in my car, which would ideally suit an electric car, but I want a car that at a moment's notice can drive a long way, in one go (apart from a brief loo stop). I don't want to have to make an enforced stop for an hour or so to get me enough range to complete my journey, and I don't want to have to search for a recharging station. When I don't have to plan a longer journey like a military exercise, factoring in recharge stops when travelling around on a day out, then I might buy one. My diesel is 15 years old and has done
190,000 miles. I'm hoping I can keep it going for a lot longer, and more importantly we can keep my wife's newer diesel going even longer, and just accept that when my cars dies and has to be replaced with an electric, we can manage on just the one car (hers) that is free of the range/recharge restrictions.I do wonder how the country's electrical infrastructure is going to cope after 2030 when no new IC cars are sold and gradually more and more electricity is needed for electric cars. Will the HV and mains wiring cope, and will we have enough generating capacity, especially at night when there's no solar, to charge cars overnight. Overnight charging can be done at a lower rate because within reason you don't mind how long it takes as long as you can rely 100% on your car being full for the drive to work in the morning.
I imagine generation profiles will change: instead of a large demand during the day, a "cooking surge" in the early evening and little demand overnight, it will probably become more constant, with some charging demand as everyone gets to work and charges for the journey home again, and then a huge increase in demand at 7 PM or thereabouts as everyone gets home from work, puts their cars "to bed", on charge, and the intelligent charging algorithms manage the demand so as to level it out throughout the night.
Intuitively, it "feels" counter-intuitive that braking force decreases as speed increases. I presume this means that you use your friction brakes most at high speed (for times when you need to slow down quickly) and at very slow speed. Maybe braking force is proportional to speed as long as you allow the power to increase without any limit. I can understand braking force being limited artificially by the rate at which you can dissipate the heat.
Did you find that you adjusted fairly quickly to regen braking on the accelerator - does it "feel" the same as the retardation you'd get in an IC car when you lifted off the power, or do you find you need to keep your foot on the accelerator in situations where you'd be able to lift off in an IC car for a brief break (break. not brake!) during level or slight descent?
I wish manufacturers hadn't made (some) electric cars with one-pedal driving. I like to have one pedal that controls power, with limited, predictable retardation due to friction and air resistance, and a totally separate pedal that controls braking (whether it be frictional or regen). I like to be able to lift my foot right off the accelerator at times such as a very gentle downhill, and not have to keep my foot permanently on the accelerator to avoid regeneration.
I've just bought a ride-on mower and I still haven't got used to its single-pedal operation: the engine runs at a constant speed and the forward and backward pedals control the hydraulic transmission. But as soon as you come off the pedal, the thing stops very quickly. I still find myself instinctive pressing the brake (left-foot on the mower); for me, left-foot braking is easier to get used to (though something I would NEVER do in an automatic car) than single-pedal braking.