brake lights

  1. cattled

    Kona Brake Light Bulb Replacement

    Had to change a burned out brake light bulb on the rear of our 2021 Kona EV. As noted elsewhere, accessing the lights is different from the gas powered Kona and a bit of a pain, but do-able. Be aware of two challenges, though. One challenge is removing the belly pan since you have to access...
  2. C

    New 2022 Niro EV Owner...a few questions...

    Hi, I've owned a 2022 Niro EV for about 3 months now; I've driven it around 2,900 miles so far, including a road trip from Detroit to DC & back which I've documented on my blog. So far I absolutely love the car, but I have a couple of questions; I apologize if these have already been answered...
  3. insightman

    Revelations From a Visible Brake Light

    I was frustrated by not knowing when my MINI Cooper SE was autonomously illuminating its brake lights in response to regenerative braking. Rather than tape a piece of aluminum foil to the hatch to reflect the high-mounted, center brake light into the hatch window, I wired an LED in parallel with...
  4. The Gadgeteer

    Brake Hold Uses Brake Lights

    I had the benefit of doing a quick test when someone pulled up behind me last night at a long stop light. From the reflection off their car I could tell Brake Hold keeps the brake lights on until the accelerator pedal is pushed. Maybe this seems obvious but I was not sure until verified...
  5. M

    Getting pulled over due to regen brake lights?

    I got pulled over tonight (first time in 23 years of driving!) for running a stop sign that, after checking my dash cam, I most definitely didn't run. The cop seemed to genuinely think I'd run it ("blew through", and asking a couple of times if I didn't see it), so it got me wondering whether...
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