CT alternative for most BEV towing

[Crissa]

Besides the added mileage from them, I just love 1 pedal driving. The smooth stops they make, the decreased wear on brake shoes, but what I love the most is how they help set up a great winding country road curve. Let off the gas go pedal setting up the turn and let the regen brakes get you to perfect entry speed then unleash the electrons at the apex, letting that amazing torque throw you back in your seat.

I abhor one pedal driving. I find it shuddery and jerky. There's little easing in and out of braking.

But then again, I drive manual all the time, otherwise.

Gimme blended regen over one-pedal, any day.

Oh, and creep is just creepy.

-Crissa

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[GlockandRoll]

I'd love for Toyota to make a Sequoia like this, but with a diesel generator like a locomotive, and 2 motors is fine. I just want 50+ mpg in a big reliable SUV, is that too much to ask? lol

 

[Tinker71]

I abhor one pedal driving. I find it shuddery and jerky. There's little easing in and out of braking.

But then again, I drive manual all the time, otherwise.

Gimme blended regen over one-pedal, any day.

Oh, and creep is just creepy.

-Crissa

I suspect you guys are talking the same thing. I try to avoid using the brake pedal at all. So "one pedal driving"? (except a couple intentional hard stops a week to keep the brakes from fouling)

Besides the hypermiling I want to return my lease with enough tread to avoid buying the second set of new tires. I worry about the stupidest things. What's the second $900 in tires over 3 years.

Some days I beat the range estimate and I think I will get 35-40 out of my tires and make my tire goal.

 

[Crissa]

I suspect you guys are talking the same thing. I try to avoid using the brake pedal at all. So "one pedal driving"? (except a couple intentional hard stops a week to keep the brakes from fouling)

Besides the hypermiling I want to return my lease with enough tread to avoid buying the second set of new tires. I worry about the stupidest things. What's the second $900 in tires over 3 years.

Some days I beat the range estimate and I think I will get 35-40 out of my tires and make my tire goal.

No. Not at all.

I use the brakes all the time. But I use them to apply regen.

One-pedal driving is where all the regen is in the application of the brake. At no point are you coasting, you're always applying energy or taking it away, and you have to hold your throttle constantly and consistently. It's exhausting, I don't understand how people do it, and the only people I've ridden with who think they do it... Their driving made me extremely ill.

-Crissa

 

[Tinker71]

No. Not at all.

I use the brakes all the time. But I use them to apply regen.

One-pedal driving is where all the regen is in the application of the brake. At no point are you coasting, you're always applying energy or taking it away, and you have to hold your throttle constantly and consistently. It's exhausting, I don't understand how people do it, and the only people I've ridden with who think they do it... Their driving made me extremely ill.

-Crissa

That doesn't make sense. How do you accelerate if your one pedal is always your brake.? One pedal implies accelerating and decelerating from one pedal. With the brake pedal being used when your need for braking exceeds the regen braking.

It is very easy in my M3 and smooth. At least I think so LFP M3s have reduced charging speeds as compared the high nickel packs. Maybe the regen is less abrupt because of this?

I set it up that way because the Tesla sales person recommended it for best regen recovery. I have forgotten there was another couple of settings. My driving is mostly rural highway without a lot of traffic. and I use cruise control a lot to avoid tickets. I suppose lots of deceleration and stops would make it slightly more jerky. My VW bus absolutely needs the one pedal driving, I never added a vacuum pump to boost the mechanical brakes and I really have to stand on it to slow or stop. If I let off the throttle I need to be regen braking.

If the CT regen is stronger and I am in fact jerky I may switch to another regen mode.

 

[Rutrow]

Why can the big 3 build something like this. BYD U8 1000+ HP electric AWD drive, 49 KWhr battery pack. 2.0 liter ICE Generator. It is $150k, but apparently a real luxury SUV. Most of your in town and daily drives could be all BEV, I bet 80% over the life of the vehicle. Range only limited by fuel stops when towing and tank size. Personally I think the ICE genset should be around 60 HP with a slightly larger battery.

Ford/Chevy/Dodge/Toyota - step it up. Tesla will never do it.

"Tesla" done it...

Easy fix

 

[CyberGus]

I am accustomed to ICE vehicles, wherein a throttle-lift results in coasting and/or mild engine braking. When I drive a Tesla, throttle-lift feels more like hard braking. I understand that I need to gently back off the throttle, but I've been unable to master this skill thus far in my limited time with EVs.

 

[Rutrow]

A nice option to have would be a setting that allowed one pedal driving in forward gear with creep when in reverse gear. I have to back up the driveway and get pretty close to my wife's car for the charge cord to reach. It's a little tedious to have to push the accelerator to close those last few inches. If it had creep in reverse, I could just feather the brake pedal for perfect positioning. Same happens backing into SuperChargers. The need for this level of accuracy rarely occurs when in forward gear.

 

[Rutrow]

I am accustomed to ICE vehicles, wherein a throttle-lift results in coasting and/or mild engine braking. When I drive a Tesla, throttle-lift feels more like hard braking. I understand that I need to gently back off the throttle, but I've been unable to master this skill thus far in my limited time with EVs.

Since I have a competitive streak, even with myself, I mastered the skill by making a game of it. I congratulate myself when I time the pedal lift at just the right moment. Trying for a personal best marathon for days, weeks, month without having to touch the brake. ?

 

[Crissa]

That doesn't make sense. How do you accelerate if your one pedal is always your brake.? One pedal implies accelerating and decelerating from one pedal. With the brake pedal being used when your need for braking exceeds the regen braking.

Pressing the pedal down is faster, the pedal being released is braking. One pedal. It does both braking and acceleration.

-Crissa

 

[Deleted member 17810]

It tool me two blocks to get used to one pedal on a model Y.

Maybe just relax.

My beautiful tacoma is a stick shift, and it's a natural progression.

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