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2023 EQS 580 SUV, 2024 EQE 500 SUV, 2024 F150 King Ranch PowerBoost, 1997 BMW M3 Sedan
"Honey I Shrunk the EQS"
I had a slot car set when I was 12 years old and now at age 70, I have a pretty nice track in my shop. Since owning the EQS and EQE I have realized "EVs are kinda like 1:1 scale slot cars, without the slot, the accelerator acts like a trigger on a slot car controller, you push it one way to accelerate and you back off to slow down.
That’s a great comparison. EVs really do feel like full-size slot cars: instant torque when you squeeze “the trigger,” and then as you lift, regen works like dialing the power back and letting the car settle. The quiet https://tropical-casino.com/ makes it even more like the track, just with tire noise instead of motor whine. Once you get used to one-pedal driving, it’s hard not to think in terms of controller finesse and smooth inputs.
Last edited by liamdcrip; Apr 1, 2026 at 12:36 AM.
that’s a fun way to look at it. honestly the instant torque on these things really does feel like a slot car. once you get used to the one pedal driving it’s hard to go back to a regular gas car. nice to see you’re still enjoying the hobby at 70.
[QUOTE=2wheelsoff;9277749 once you get used to the one pedal driving it’s hard to go back to a regular gas car. .[/QUOTE]
This past week I think I have more miles in my (gas) golf cart than my car...I do not golf, not at all. I had never taken into consideration to think of it as one pedal driving...I do not have enough miles in an EV to have really been comfortable with it.
2023 EQS 580 SUV, 2024 EQE 500 SUV, 2024 F150 King Ranch PowerBoost, 1997 BMW M3 Sedan
Originally Posted by 2wheelsoff
that’s a fun way to look at it. honestly the instant torque on these things really does feel like a slot car. once you get used to the one pedal driving it’s hard to go back to a regular gas car. nice to see you’re still enjoying the hobby at 70.
Slot car racing has been enjoying a resurgence especially since COVID. I live in northern Colorado and there are 6 home tracks that our slotcar club of a dozen or so guys rotate among for racing and having fun. We have car classes and keep track of driver standings etc. But, it is not too serious and mostly just a ton of fun! The enjoyment centers around getting together, the competition of racing, and collecting the vast assortment of gorgeous cars available.
Everyone knows how much instantaneous power comes out of our EV cars, it is considerable and this is even increasing! Imagine if you could safely drive a miniature EV around a track with no danger of killing yourself as you race several other very fast little EVs around a track. Well, it is a blast and takes considerable skill, skill in setting up the car, and skill knowing when to brake and when to accelerate etc. The difference in driving skills is significant and takes lots of practice to be competitive with the best drivers in our little club!
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