Okay, so a minimal electric parking brake, maybe rear-wheel-only, could be used in place of "park", to hold the car stopped on a hill without wasting energy, then release as soon as you hit the go pedal. That would still eliminate a lot of complexity, cost, & unsprung, rotational weight.
Okay, so a minimal electric parking brake, maybe rear-wheel-only, could be used in place of "park", to hold the car stopped on a hill without wasting energy, then release as soon as you hit the go pedal. That would still eliminate a lot of complexity, cost, & unsprung, rotational weight.