It can coast, too!

[stealthytolkien]

Since day 1, I drove my GTPE with one pedal mode and auto hold mode set to ON.

My wife mainly drives her Lexus RX450h, a fairly heavy six cylinder hybrid SUV with that floaty glide drive that Lexus is known for. She really likes it as she came from a Prius. I find it boring and the CVT drone annoying, but I appreciate that it is a proven, reliable, and comfortable model.

Anyway. When I asked my wife why she prefers the Lexus over Mach-E, she said that she really likes how gasoline cars coast.

I thought about what she said. I recalled that our previous EV was a Tesla and there was way to switch off regenerative braking in Teslas completely. She was also not fond of Teslas (for many other reasons that are irrelevant here).

With that coasting comment in mind, I switched off the one pedal mode (and for shits and giggles, also switched off the auto hold) to match the driving modes to the Lexus.

And that immediately made me realize that Mach E can coast, too!

Believe it or not, I actually really like it that way now that I’ve been driving it like this for 2-3 days.

The stop and go in Mach E has a little “jolting” with the blended braking. Not having the one pedal mode on reduces that jolt significantly. And while driving an EV with one pedal is great, switching it off has made the driving experience a little more natural / traditional, IMHO. Yes, I have to start braking a lot earlier now so that there’s no hard braking at the end that this heavy car doesn’t like but again, it feels kind of nice!!

I am aware that driving without the one pedal mode burdens the brakes a lot more, but my wife appreciated it right away as it was instantly like driving her Lexus, just a lot quicker off the line, of course.

But the beauty of this is that Mach-E can be instantly made to drive like an EV or it can be made to drive like how a traditional gasoline car drives.

Give it a try. Some of you may actually end up liking it or at least appreciate the difference it makes with a couple of toggles. But make absolutely sure to REMEMBER that you’ve changed the modes because you may be caught off guard and the car will lurch forward when you’re not expecting it to with your foot off the brakes.

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[VanMike]

i think that's just the auto hold.

 

[stealthytolkien]

i think that's just the auto hold.

I appreciate your response. Auto hold does not engage until the car is at a full stop (0 mph). The coasting is possible when one pedal driving is switched off. But others can confirm.

 

[AKgrampy]

Since day 1, I drove my GTPE with one pedal mode and auto hold mode set to ON.

My wife mainly drives her Lexus RX450h, a fairly heavy six cylinder hybrid SUV with that floaty glide drive that Lexus is known for. She really likes it as she came from a Prius. I find it boring and the CVT drone annoying, but I appreciate that it is a proven, reliable, and comfortable model.

Anyway. When I asked my wife why she prefers the Lexus over Mach-E, she said that she really likes how gasoline cars coast.

I thought about what she said. I recalled that our previous EV was a Tesla and there was way to switch off regenerative braking in Teslas completely. She was also not fond of Teslas (for many other reasons that are irrelevant here).

With that coasting comment in mind, I switched off the one pedal mode (and for shits and giggles, also switched off the auto hold) to match the driving modes to the Lexus.

And that immediately made me realize that Mach E can coast, too!

Believe it or not, I actually really like it that way now that I’ve been driving it like this for 2-3 days.

The stop and go in Mach E has a little “jolting” with the blended braking. Not having the one pedal mode on reduces that jolt significantly. And while driving an EV with one pedal is great, switching it off has made the driving experience a little more natural / traditional, IMHO. Yes, I have to start braking a lot earlier now so that there’s no hard braking at the end that this heavy car doesn’t like but again, it feels kind of nice!!

I am aware that driving without the one pedal mode burdens the brakes a lot more, but my wife appreciated it right away as it was instantly like driving her Lexus, just a lot quicker off the line, of course.

But the beauty of this is that Mach-E can be instantly made to drive like an EV or it can be made to drive like how a traditional gasoline car drives.

Give it a try. Some of you may actually end up liking it or at least appreciate the difference it makes with a couple of toggles. But make absolutely sure to REMEMBER that you’ve changed the modes because you may be caught off guard and the car will lurch forward when you’re not expecting it to with your foot off the brakes.

Unless you reef on the brakes you use almost 100% regenerative braking in 2 pd driving. So you do not lose any regen. My braking has always been very smooth and I have never experienced any jerky transition as the car comes to a stop.

As far as coasting goes you will find that the car coasts best in whisper mode. I find engaged matches the feel of my ICE rig so I chose that mode. Unbridle has to harsh of regen for my taste.

 

[randomvoice]

The great thing about this car is that it give you the option. For me, I'm never going back. One Pedal FTW. Takes off so much stress while driving after you get used to it. In my opinion, it is also 'safer' since the brakes are always applied as soon as you take the foot off the 'gas' vs manually initiating them. That split second might be important in some cases.

Also, you shouldn't feel the 'jolts' in One Pedal from a stop. Maybe something is off there.

 

[Zeebadoo]

I actually did just about the same thing. My wife and I both ran 1PD for the first few weeks of owning our pony car. After that I switched it off and I actually like the feel of 2PD much better. Just my personal preference.

 

[HondaRacer]

There is no difference in the burden on the friction brakes between 1 pedal and 2 pedal modes. They both employ regen braking until a certain deceleration is required at which point the friction brakes are employed. For the majority of normal braking in 2 pedal mode, the push of the brake pedal is employing regen braking.

 

[OcSteve39]

Since day 1, I drove my GTPE with one pedal mode and auto hold mode set to ON.

My wife mainly drives her Lexus RX450h, a fairly heavy six cylinder hybrid SUV with that floaty glide drive that Lexus is known for. She really likes it as she came from a Prius. I find it boring and the CVT drone annoying, but I appreciate that it is a proven, reliable, and comfortable model.

Anyway. When I asked my wife why she prefers the Lexus over Mach-E, she said that she really likes how gasoline cars coast.

I thought about what she said. I recalled that our previous EV was a Tesla and there was way to switch off regenerative braking in Teslas completely. She was also not fond of Teslas (for many other reasons that are irrelevant here).

With that coasting comment in mind, I switched off the one pedal mode (and for shits and giggles, also switched off the auto hold) to match the driving modes to the Lexus.

And that immediately made me realize that Mach E can coast, too!

Believe it or not, I actually really like it that way now that I’ve been driving it like this for 2-3 days.

The stop and go in Mach E has a little “jolting” with the blended braking. Not having the one pedal mode on reduces that jolt significantly. And while driving an EV with one pedal is great, switching it off has made the driving experience a little more natural / traditional, IMHO. Yes, I have to start braking a lot earlier now so that there’s no hard braking at the end that this heavy car doesn’t like but again, it feels kind of nice!!

I am aware that driving without the one pedal mode burdens the brakes a lot more, but my wife appreciated it right away as it was instantly like driving her Lexus, just a lot quicker off the line, of course.

But the beauty of this is that Mach-E can be instantly made to drive like an EV or it can be made to drive like how a traditional gasoline car drives.

Give it a try. Some of you may actually end up liking it or at least appreciate the difference it makes with a couple of toggles. But make absolutely sure to REMEMBER that you’ve changed the modes because you may be caught off guard and the car will lurch forward when you’re not expecting it to with your foot off the brakes.

Surely makes you instantly appreciate and respect 480 hp.

 

[RickMachE]

If you want to see what coasting really is, shift to N when you have no one behind you. Then, when you are in Whisper, you will realize that all modes have regen.

 

[OH2AZ2OH]

After about a month of 1PD, I turned it off. I've tested it for a week here and there a couple of times since after reading over and over how amazing it is. If you're in a lot of stop and go traffic, then 1PD is great. I'm not, and I find it more natural to drive with it off. As others have said, there is no penalty to efficiency or brake wear with 1PD off. That statement applies to pretty much all non-Teslas. In Teslas, the brake pedal is a direct connection to the friction brakes, so it does make a difference there.

I hated autohold, and turned it off within a day or two. I have an early 2021, maybe they've changed the programming since. But when I tried to back out of my garage with it on, it took a reasonably deliberate throttle stab to get it to release. I really just want to creep when I'm backing out of my garage, and that was tricky with autohold on.

 

[stealthytolkien]

There is no difference in the burden on the friction brakes between 1 pedal and 2 pedal modes. They both employ regen braking until a certain deceleration is required at which point the friction brakes are employed. For the majority of normal braking in 2 pedal mode, the push of the brake pedal is employing regen braking.

I think that’s not how it works in Tesla, but I could be wrong. But good info to know that in MME it doesn’t matter.

 

[Thunderbuck]

Since day 1, I drove my GTPE with one pedal mode and auto hold mode set to ON.

My wife mainly drives her Lexus RX450h, a fairly heavy six cylinder hybrid SUV with that floaty glide drive that Lexus is known for. She really likes it as she came from a Prius. I find it boring and the CVT drone annoying, but I appreciate that it is a proven, reliable, and comfortable model.

Anyway. When I asked my wife why she prefers the Lexus over Mach-E, she said that she really likes how gasoline cars coast.

I thought about what she said. I recalled that our previous EV was a Tesla and there was way to switch off regenerative braking in Teslas completely. She was also not fond of Teslas (for many other reasons that are irrelevant here).

With that coasting comment in mind, I switched off the one pedal mode (and for shits and giggles, also switched off the auto hold) to match the driving modes to the Lexus.

And that immediately made me realize that Mach E can coast, too!

Believe it or not, I actually really like it that way now that I’ve been driving it like this for 2-3 days.

The stop and go in Mach E has a little “jolting” with the blended braking. Not having the one pedal mode on reduces that jolt significantly. And while driving an EV with one pedal is great, switching it off has made the driving experience a little more natural / traditional, IMHO. Yes, I have to start braking a lot earlier now so that there’s no hard braking at the end that this heavy car doesn’t like but again, it feels kind of nice!!

I am aware that driving without the one pedal mode burdens the brakes a lot more, but my wife appreciated it right away as it was instantly like driving her Lexus, just a lot quicker off the line, of course.

But the beauty of this is that Mach-E can be instantly made to drive like an EV or it can be made to drive like how a traditional gasoline car drives.

Give it a try. Some of you may actually end up liking it or at least appreciate the difference it makes with a couple of toggles. But make absolutely sure to REMEMBER that you’ve changed the modes because you may be caught off guard and the car will lurch forward when you’re not expecting it to with your foot off the brakes.

You can coast even in Unbridled/Auto-Hold. You can modulate the accelerator pedal near the top of its travel nicely and make it coast. I can literally drive miles in city traffic without touching the brakes and getting every behavior I want out of the car with the accelerator pedal.

 

[MidnightPony]

I drive 100% of the time in 1 pedal mode and don’t notice any jerkiness when stopping. You have to get used to how 1 pedal driving works and feels for you to stop flawlessly

 

[flapjake314]

" I am aware that driving without the one pedal mode burdens the brakes a lot more, but my wife appreciated it right away as it was instantly like driving her Lexus, just a lot quicker off the line, of course. "

there is no difference other than user-directed difference. 1PD is by default using regen, when you turn off 1PD and step on the brakes it still uses regen unless you step "harder" than the regen can give you at which point is blends in physical brakes.

 

[HuntingPudel]

The beauty of the profiles on the MME is that you can set the car how you want it and link those preferences to a key. You can then set how your wife likes it and link that to her key. So, if you like 1PD/Unbridled (and/or whatever other setup) and she likes 2PD/Whisper you can both have the car as you like it. The caveat there is that you have to use your key and she has to use hers. ??

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