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This is a really interesting topic.

What I would really like is do is add a three position rocker switch on to the shifting knob that I could toggle into neutral or breaking mode without moving the shifter I think this would decrease the wear and tear on the shift knob and also quickly allow you to kind of do a classic pulse and glide technique by putting the car into neutral with a rocker switch. I'm thinking that the rocker switch would be spring loaded and always return back to the middle position where it would do nothing.

In traffic you could go from coast to E to B in a couple of clicks to get the progressive regen. You would need to add a little throttle to get the D mode regen. But I'm usually always in E mode except on the highway. When I need quick power I drop into B.

 For me a rocker switch would make sense and keep the car intact. If i switch around the positions I would have to re-learn and re-train reactions that I have burned into my brain over the past three years. I think a switch would be a cool addition.

I suppose you could accomplish this by routing the wires thru the rocker switch. If it had multiple contacts you could perhaps do this.

I dont know if the ecu would be upset if it saw the car in E mode and in N at the same time. Perhaps it checks for things like this and throws a fault. It would be interesting to find out.

Maybe the best way to do this would be with a couple of relays...

Have to think about this a little more...

Don.....