Are you sure the brake light doesn't activate?  I noted people slowing
behind me before I touched the brake.  I'll check that out.  But a
following driver seeing a vehicle in front slow down should know it is
slowing down.  When I drive, I am well aware of that.  Who would not be?

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 12:07 PM Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com>
wrote:

> this "active regenerative braking" is a curse for the people following.
> Without the use of the brake pedal, the brake lights are not activated, yet
> the electric car slows down. The following driver has no clue what is going
> on.
>
> Karl.
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 2:28 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, there IS a shifter.  One can choose between D or B, D being regular
>> drive, and B being to activate regenerative braking.  The B REALLY makes a
>> difference, such that in normal street driving, the brake pedal is almost
>> irrelevant.  And of course, there are neutral and reverse positions.  The
>> "no key" is just like my Prius -- an electronic, keyless entry and start
>> transmitter in a fob.  All those options are things I have only begun to
>> examine and try to understand.  Lane control, choosing among "Eco,"
>> "Comfort," "Sport,' or "Custom" driving modes.  In eco, acceleration is
>> somewhat curtailed.  In sport, it is "Whoa, baby!"  Comfort gives what to
>> me with having experience with the Prius is a "normal" feel.  Lots of
>> things, some I haven't even read about yet.  I really don't even know yet
>> how to call up all the menus.  Oh, interior "mood" lighting is kind of
>> crazy, one of those things that VW must have stuck in to appeal to the
>> youth.  One can have soft or harsh lights of one's choice of colors.  My
>> wife chose blue, and that is comfortable.  Some are almost like being at a
>> rock concert.
>>
>> No spare tire, but I intend to get one.  No jack, but instructions in the
>> owner's manual for how to use one.  What to me are crazy big wheels (19").
>> I don't like having different tire sizes front & rear, can't be rotated.
>>
>> Lots to get used to.  mcneely
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 11:00 AM kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
>> kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> > I drove one a few months ago and put my experience on my YouTube
>> channel.
>> > It seems like a good car if you want to not feel as alien as a Tesla.
>> Like
>> > VW went out of their way to make it seem familiar to VW drivers, but at
>> the
>> > same time, it is strange not having a shifter of any kind, no key, very
>> > quiet, not crazy acceleration, and lots of options in menus on screens.
>> >
>> > Enjoy,
>> >
>> > Ken
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 12:50 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I just bought (got it yesterday) a VW ID.4.  It wasn't my first choice
>> >> electric vehicle, that was the Hyundai Ionic5.  But that one does not
>> >> carry
>> >> the $7500 tax rebate, and the ID.4 does.  For those claiming that
>> electric
>> >> vehicles are not available, the dealer here in Spokane (Autonation)
>> had 17
>> >> on the lot this week.  I got my first choice of all trims and so on.
>> >>
>> >> Wow!  This vehicle comes with a very high learning curve.  Luckily for
>> me,
>> >> it is driveable without turning on all the "assists," as getting
>> >> accustomed
>> >> to them will take a lot of getting used to.  But as I drove it home
>> >> yesterday, I sure enjoyed passing by the gas stations and noting what I
>> >> won't have to do.  Not changing oil is another biggy.  Oh, and I paid
>> well
>> >> under MSRP.  The dealership had already put an "incentive" on the
>> price,
>> >> and readily accepted my substantially lesser offer.
>> >>
>> >> I still want a Buzz, and will perhaps get one if I can see my way to
>> >> converting it to a camper, and the range increases to make that
>> practical.
>> >>
>> >> mcneely
>> >>
>> >
>>
>