Regenerative Braking Settings : How to Disable Completely?

[drewman2024]

I have not found a post or been able to find an article on how to turn off regenerative breaking completely. I have a MS that I have been driving for four years with the regenerative breaking turned off. Is there a way to turn it completely off on the cyber truck? I understand the disadvantages of turning it off, it is simply a preference that I would prefer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[SCTesla]

You can't turn them off or reduce them in any new Tesla. It's something they disabled to increase EPA range.

 

[agordon117]

No. And not only can you not turn it off, you can't even set the truck into "roll" mode like the other cars have. You are required to use "hold" mode. It's one of the few things I absolutely hate about the truck. Whether you can "get used to it" or not, it's always less safe to have to keep your foot on the accelerator until the very last second when coming to a stop.

Stopping smoothly in the truck (and any tesla in "hold" mode) requires you to very slowly feather off of the accelerator, and then at the absolute last second, hurry and switch your foot to the brakes. If something changes requiring you to slow down faster, your foot isn't already on the brake to just push harder, and your reaction time is reduced by the time it takes to switch from accelerator to brake pedal.

What OP is asking is not actually due to the EPA crap either. Removing "roll" mode is from the EPA requiring estimated range be calculated only from the least efficient drive mode. But they removed the ability to completely disable regen years before the EPA made that change. Roll mode =/= no regen.

 

[drewman2024]

Wow, that was the fastest reply. I think I have ever received! Thank you so much for the information and also the explanation. I don’t disagree with anything you are saying about braking, but I still would like the option to control my own truck.

 

[SCTesla]

No. And not only can you not turn it off, you can't even set the truck into "roll" mode like the other cars have. You are required to use "hold" mode. It's one of the few things I absolutely hate about the truck. Whether you can "get used to it" or not, it's always less safe to have to keep your foot on the accelerator until the very last second when coming to a stop.

Stopping smoothly in the truck (and any tesla in "hold" mode) requires you to very slowly feather off of the accelerator, and then at the absolute last second, hurry and switch your foot to the brakes. If something changes requiring you to slow down faster, your foot isn't already on the brake to just push harder, and your reaction time is reduced by the time it takes to switch from accelerator to brake pedal.

It's not just the CT, it's all Teslas now. It's because of the new EPA requirements requiring manufacturers to perform tests on all modes for their range, so they disabled those options, first on the S/X refresh and recently on the 3/Y.

"The roll and creep stopping modes were removed from the Model 3 and Model Y on January 1, 2024. The only stopping mode available on new vehicles is now Hold mode.


Tesla made this change to improve the accuracy of the vehicles' range estimates and to make them more efficient. The change only applies to new vehicles manufactured after January 1, 2024, and is intended for the U.S. market."

 

[agordon117]

It's not just the CT, it's all Teslas now. It's because of the new EPA requirements requiring manufacturers to perform tests on all modes for their range, so they disabled those options, first on the S/X refresh and recently on the 3/Y.

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Yes, the roll and creep stopping modes were removed from the Model 3 and Model Y on January 1, 2024. The only stopping mode available on new vehicles is now Hold mode.


Tesla made this change to improve the accuracy of the vehicles' range estimates and to make them more efficient. The change only applies to new vehicles manufactured after January 1, 2024, and is intended for the U.S. market."

Half right. Roll mode went away because of EPA rule changes. Zero regen went away years before that happened.

 

[SCTesla]

Half right. Roll mode went away because of EPA rule changes. Zero regen went away years before that happened.

That's what I said, the regen options were taken away earlier, but I cited that roll/creep were removed on the 3/Y in January due to EPA changes.

The refresh Model S/X never had roll/creep. At least I didn't since I got mine in Feb 2022.

 

[drewman2024]

AHh, the good old EPA. Just lie when they started making Corvettes post ‘73 slowly into slow sports cars!

 

[mongo]

It's not just the CT, it's all Teslas now. It's because of the new EPA requirements requiring manufacturers to perform tests on all modes for their range, so they disabled those options, first on the S/X refresh and recently on the 3/Y.

Minor correction: EPA requires using the driver configurable setting with the worst range. The manufacturer can average that mode with the best mode.

 

[Woodrick]

I have not found a post or been able to find an article on how to turn off regenerative breaking completely. I have a MS that I have been driving for four years with the regenerative breaking turned off. Is there a way to turn it completely off on the cyber truck? I understand the disadvantages of turning it off, it is simply a preference that I would prefer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

It's just time to get used to it.
Once you get used to it then you start to wonder why vehicles have brakes.

Just got an Electric Golf Cart, it has regen. Makes going down steep grades easy. I'm not sure if I've used the brakes yet. It even has "Hold" like the Tesla. Just stop, it sets the brakes. Doesn't even have parking brakes.

 

[JerseyMike]

Thanks for the answers, just got a CT and was trying to disable so it is like our 2019 model s but couldn’t find it, I don’t mind one pedal but my wife doesn’t like it

 

[Gaximus]

You can't turn them off or reduce them in any new Tesla. It's something they disabled to increase EPA range.

This does not increase range, with regenerative braking off, it still uses regenerative braking when you apply the brake, it just doesn't brake when you lift your foot off the brake. I also had Model S, and miss the "two pedal driving".

I have given one pedal driving 8000ish miles and while I'm used to it, I hate it. and it's not as safe. Especially in snowy slippery conditions. I got to test this a lot the other day when it was snowing hard 4-6 inches of snow on the ground. When going around slow corners, letting off the pedal, to "coast" corner, causes the truck to start applying the brakes, which instantly causes tires to start to slide and slip off my path. The truck will start to use ABS, which is better than nothing, but just coasting and letting the tires roll, with no brakes/regenerative applied is the best, at 15 mph in a turn there is no reason for the truck to slide. So, you try and apply a little bit a gas to match the speed so that tires start to spin again, but the anti-slip kicks in preventing any acceleration from kicking in. Its miserable. I have found out that in those conditions you can put in off-road Baja mode, and you get all the coasting, 4 wheel drifting, full acceleration, fun back. Fells much safer.

Other things that two foot pedal provide, creep, being able to let my foot off the brake and roll forward an inch or two at the stop light, or in the garage without smashing into the wall would be nice. Coasting without having my brake lights light up, causing traffic jams, because people see lights and hit there brakes, even when no-one is slowing down. /rant

 

[L3it3R]

I'm constantly amazed at the things that people find to complain about on these forums.

 

[mongo]

This does not increase range, with regenerative braking off, it still uses regenerative braking when you apply the brake, it just doesn't brake when you lift your foot off the brake. I also had Model S, and miss the "two pedal driving".

I have given one pedal driving 8000ish miles and while I'm used to it, I hate it. and it's not as safe. Especially in snowy slippery conditions. I got to test this a lot the other day when it was snowing hard 4-6 inches of snow on the ground. When going around slow corners, letting off the pedal, to "coast" corner, causes the truck to start applying the brakes, which instantly causes tires to start to slide and slip off my path. The truck will start to use ABS, which is better than nothing, but just coasting and letting the tires roll, with no brakes/regenerative applied is the best, at 15 mph in a turn there is no reason for the truck to slide. So, you try and apply a little bit a gas to match the speed so that tires start to spin again, but the anti-slip kicks in preventing any acceleration from kicking in. Its miserable. I have found out that in those conditions you can put in off-road Baja mode, and you get all the coasting, 4 wheel drifting, full acceleration, fun back. Fells much safer.

Other things that two foot pedal provide, creep, being able to let my foot off the brake and roll forward an inch or two at the stop light, or in the garage without smashing into the wall would be nice. Coasting without having my brake lights light up, causing traffic jams, because people see lights and hit there brakes, even when no-one is slowing down. /rant

You can switch to off-road (overland) and select roll mode to disable regen and have two foot driving (but it also impacts stability control and ABS)

 

[Gaximus]

You can switch to off-road (overland) and select roll mode to disable regen and have two foot driving (but it also impacts stability control and ABS)

Thats what I was doing in the snow but using Baja mode, as its more response, and gives you a lot more power. But what I really want, and it doesn't effect range, two foot pedal, in beast mode. Or at a very minimum creep.

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