EVDRIVER said:
This is perception. My friend was convinced D and ECo had more pedal resistance, it does not it is perception.
There have been others on here who have confirmed my experience. So I'm not imagining this. I think most people just don't fully understand what I'm describing. My wife drove the car without ever realizing the issue until I showed her how to reproduce it. A friend of mine is a Toyota mechanic and I had him drive it and explained to him how to reproduce it. He thought it was odd, but suggested it was done that way on purpose to somehow mimic the behavior of an I.C.E, however admitted that an I.C.E. typically doesn't work that way either.
Just to clarify what (was) happening:
Put it in "D" mode. When accelerating from a stop, press the pedal in enough to start accelerating and get your power meter up to about 4 bubbles, but hold the pedal still. If you keep holding the pedal, the bubbles will start increasing about 1 bubble every half-second until it is outputting max power, even though the throttle was never moved. At this point you could press the throttle all the way down and it will not make any difference because the throttle was already maxed out.
After the update, I can do the same experiment but the outcome is different. I press the pedal down to get 4 bubbles of power and hold it, and the car stays at 4 bubbles of power. Sure, it keeps accelerating because 4 bubbles of power is still enough to keep the car accelerating. But it doesn't increase the throttle and if I decide I need more throttle, I can push the pedal down further and more bubbles will appear and you can feel more power being applied from the motor.