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.

 

I used to (somewhat derisively) refer to EVs as 'slot cars' - until I ended up buying one (an EQS SUV) myself :-)

FYI, you can actually buy a miniature scale model of the EQS SUV (and other models) here:
https://nzg.de/products/mercedes-ben...49449122529564

 

That's a really nice color....on the full size EQS I mean.

 

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 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.

 

Appears to be an AI made image

 

it is my real car using a photo I took, but the slots in my driveway were absolutely added by ChatGPT!