[atc98092]

I had a 1983 Mustang and I've removed the cap on the carburetor before and saw how the gas pedal directly produces a gas mist.

What you were seeing is the carburetor activating the accelerator pump, which adds some additional atomized fuel into the airstream to assist the engine with a rapid change of the throttle valve. Otherwise the engine would momentarily bog down until the airflow through the venturi would increase enough to properly fuel the engine with the quick increase of air volume. Under most conditions, the air passing through the venturi causes a vacuum that pulls the fuel through the different valves and ports to properly mix the fuel and air. Moving to fuel injection eliminated all of those less precise mechanical functions, increasing power and economy while reducing emissions.

 

[EV Trek 37604]

If you are in one pedal driving mode it’s the stop and go pedal.. 😉

 

[PDX Bolt]

Velocity modulator?

 

[Digi]

The ONLY correct term for it is the ACCELERATION pedal. It is the perfect and proper term for it.

 

[BoltEUV]

How about e-pedal ?

 

[usedBolt]

Whether in a EV or ICEV, the proper term is "accelerator" pedal. Even in gasoline-powered cars, the connection to the actual throttle has been indirect for many years.

Diesels also don't have throttles; they run unthrottled, controlling power by how much fuel is injected (I had a Rabbit diesel many year ago). With an occasional odd exception like old ('60s-70s) Mercedes diesels that did have a throttle, with the fuel injection controlled by a vacuum modulator; you shut down the engine by shutting off the air supply, not the fuel; yes, they did smoke, badly.

 

[Dimitrij]

We have been calling the accelerator "juice pedal" for a while. Regardless of the propulsion type.

If you're worried about being proper and consistent with gas pedal, I guess you could say juice pedal. Juice is a slang term for power/electricity.

Agreed. It has to be a one-syllable word, like gas, so yes, juice is perfect for the purpose. Also, dinosaur juice happens to be slang for fossil fuels. My Prius used to have a Dino Juice sticker on its fuel cap door

What is the opposite of Acceleration? One hint, it is not deceleration. Because that is not a thing.

Deceleration can be one of the opposites of acceleration, depending on the context.

Likewise, the word man can have multiple oppsites, e.g. woman, child, machine, beast, or God.

 

[Vinson]

The pedals name can be just a identification not a service manual description. Lol

 

[trm2]

I think I'm going to stick with the "NotGas" pedal

But then you can’t stop by Taco Bell on the way home from the bar while driving that.

 

[MisterJJ]

It has to be a one-syllable word

Okay, then how about shortening Accelerator to Acc. The Acc Pedal, pronounced "Ack" Pedal, which happens to also be the sound I hear from passengers when I stomp on it.

 

[EV Trek 37604]

Okay, then how about shortening Accelerator to Acc. The Acc Pedal, pronounced "Ack" Pedal, which happens to also be the sound I hear from passengers when I stomp on it.

ACC also stands for accessory. In the good old days the ignition switch had a position labeled ACC.

 

[Vinson]

ACC also stands for accessory. In the good old days the ignition switch had a position labeled ACC. View attachment 51605

That's so I could play my 8 tracks when the car wasn't running.

 

[TonyPots]

Accelerator, its an accelerator d***mit!

 

[GeneL]

I find the original question kind of pedantic. I have a gas car, a diesel truck and an electric car. I call all of the right pedals the "gas pedal".

English is a dynamic language; if most of its speakers say "gas pedal" means "The pedal that controls the power output of the drive unit" then that's what "gas pedal" means. Webster will put it in their dictionary and someone will quote it like it actually means something. In English dictionaries just report what most speakers of the language mean when they use a word. (As opposed to languages like French and Spanish which have academies that decide what is and is not part of the language.)

BTW: I don't think accelerator is a precise description; it controls the power output of the engine, this can accelerate the car, decelerate the car or maintain its speed. (Think about what happens when you go up a hill, you have to increase the power output of the motor to maintain speed.)

Having said all of that: I kinda like "Juice pedal".

 

[Lets Bolt]

Wonkarator

 

[TotaledJetta]

Velocity modulator?

George Lukas would call it a Velociraptor.

 

[TotaledJetta]

Next up, the shift lever in the Bolt.

 

[Dimitrij]

Next up, the shift lever in the Bolt.

The EUV doesn't have it, and I'm not sure if the newer Bolt EV does.

 

[usedBolt]

I find the original question kind of pedantic. I have a gas car, a diesel truck and an electric car. I call all of the right pedals the "gas pedal".

English is a dynamic language; if most of its speakers say "gas pedal" means "The pedal that controls the power output of the drive unit" then that's what "gas pedal" means. Webster will put it in their dictionary and someone will quote it like it actually means something. In English dictionaries just report what most speakers of the language mean when they use a word. (As opposed to languages like French and Spanish which have academies that decide what is and is not part of the language.)

BTW: I don't think accelerator is a precise description; it controls the power output of the engine, this can accelerate the car, decelerate the car or maintain its speed. (Think about what happens when you go up a hill, you have to increase the power output of the motor to maintain speed.)

Having said all of that: I kinda like "Juice pedal".

Deceleration is simply negative acceleration. Coasting is zero acceleration added by the car's controls, in either direction. "Maintaining" speed requires acceleration as well, to compensate for the various forms of drag. The only time there's not acceleration is when the car is stopped, and even then arguably the brakes may apply some acceleration to counteract gravity if on a slope.

Yes, I know, massively pedantic. Heading back under my rock now...

 

[usedBolt]

The EUV doesn't have it, and I'm not sure if the newer Bolt EV does.

The 2022 models of both the EV and EUV got redecorated, and the shifter became buttons. The shifty soap bar is no more.