What is the best regen mode of driving ?

[Macheeee]

That is the intended operation. Those settings should be per user. How many user profiles to you have so far?

I have 3. Mine, my wife's and general. All tied to the 3 fobs that I use.
I don't use PaaK. I use my car frequently and it isn't reliable enough for me.

We have two users. My wife with fob and me with PAAK. Seems to remember the last 1PD not user specific. As an aside, I fear I will forget to turn off 1PD before turning car over to a valet or family member and they have issues. Would be nice to have a one touch icon on screen.

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[SnBGC]

We have two users. My wife with fob and me with PAAK. Seems to remember the last 1PD not user specific. As an aside, I fear I will forget to turn off 1PD before turning car over to a valet or family member and they have issues. Would be nice to have a one touch icon on screen.

I have the very same concern. My daughter's girlfriend drove my car on Sunday night to show it to her parents and it was nice to know she wouldn't have any problems. The settings I use are fairly standard so anyone with reasonable experience can get in and use the car.

Good to know about the 1PD settings. Neither one of us like 1PD so we haven't really tested if it remembers the settings down to that level.

The dealership's FCTP car has already had some close calls because it was left in 1PD after a test drive and the next person got in and almost crashed the car. Actually......one of the employees was run over, or at least knocked down because they were walking behind the car thinking the driver was waiting for them to pass when in reality they were just trying to figure out why the car wasn't moving. Nabbed the accelerator and nearly had a more serious accident.

 

[Petter]

L feels the same to me in all drive modes. But if you have 1PD enabled, L doesn't do anything.

I'm an EV newbie trying to learn. One of the things I don't understand is the use of L:

1. I thought that the point with L is to slow down the car when you're going downhill (this is how I've been using it) Wouldn't L cause resistance in every other situation but downhill, thereby increasing consumption?

2. It seems that people are using L also in combination with Whisper mode. I would think that L reduces the coasting effect, thereby counteracting the coasting ...

Would you help me understand, please?

 

[generaltso]

I'm an EV newbie trying to learn. One of the things I don't understand is the use of L:

1. I thought that the point with L is to slow down the car when you're going downhill (this is how I've been using it) Wouldn't L cause resistance in every other situation but downhill, thereby increasing consumption?

2. It seems that people are using L also in combination with Whisper mode. I would think that L reduces the coasting effect, thereby counteracting the coasting ...

Would you help me understand, please?

All of that is correct. The use of L or any other method of regenerative braking will reduce coasting. But if you need to slow down or stop anyway, it’s better to do it with regen than friction brakes. But since the MME has blended braking, you’ll get regen when slowing down regardless of what mode you’re in. They just give you options.

 

[RockwallRick]

My Wife and I both drive the car in whisper mode with 1PD off. I seem to get more regen than she does but she is harder on the brakes!

 

[Petter]

All of that is correct. The use of L or any other method of regenerative braking will reduce coasting. But if you need to slow down or stop anyway, it’s better to do it with regen than friction brakes. But since the MME has blended braking, you’ll get regen when slowing down regardless of what mode you’re in. They just give you options.

Thank you! Some people seem to recommend using L as default, even in Whisper. Why would that make sense?

 

[Diego]

Generally engaged with OPD on always. I will also do unbridled at times.

 

[generaltso]

Thank you! Some people seem to recommend using L as default, even in Whisper. Why would that make sense?

Because they prefer to activate more regen by lifting off the throttle instead of using the brake pedal. But they don’t want as much lift-off regen as they would get with 1PD.

 

[DYohn]

As already stated, L increases regen when 1PD is off, but it is not as aggressive. To me, Engage + L feels closest to driving an ICE vehicle with a manual transmission and taking advantage of engine braking. I prefer Engage with L turned on.

 

[HuntingPudel]

Thank you! Some people seem to recommend using L as default, even in Whisper. Why would that make sense?

Firstly, I don’t yet have a Mach-E.

That said, my Fusion has one drive mode, which is similar to Whisper. I engage “L” on the shifter when I am nearing a stop (I coast a LOT) for a little mor pop on the regen, or when I want a little extra braking when using the pedal moderately, since my Fusion seems to be over-balanced toward the rear brakes and I hate that feeling.

 

[Petter]

braking. I prefer Engaged with L turned on.

Excuse me for being slow … Would I be correct in understanding that you have L activated all the time, as an alternative to one pedal driving?

 

[DYohn]

Excuse me for being slow … Would I be correct in understanding that you have L activated all the time, as an alternative to one pedal driving?

You would be correct.

 

[JohnnyForensic]

I love that Ford gave us a lot of options here, but that makes this kind of thread a real mixing bowl of personal choices. Ford has said all three driving modes are equally efficient, and I think that comes down to just how you drive. Engage will take off as fast as Unbridled will; the only difference is how far you have to push the pedal down to do it—in the end, though, you’re still using the same amount of power.

Because of this, I think these kinds of conversations really need to focus less on which mode you’re in and more on how efficiently you’re driving. It doesn’t make much difference which mode you’re in if you fly off the line at stoplights (because it’s effing FUN), or if you’re mostly driving 80 on highways all day long, because you’re going to have way worse efficiency than someone who does smooth starts, drives 55-60 on highways, and brakes or 1PDs their way to a long, smooth stop. The mode you’re in is irrelevant at that point.

All this to say is that if you’re really concerned about efficiency, then drive efficiently. If you’re not because you’re enjoying the car and you know you’re going to have plenty of range to get back home or to the next charger, then the extra penny per mile you might be paying in increased draw is probably well worth the fun.

In short, my advice is to pick a driving mode combination you enjoy and roll with it. (For me, that’s Unbridled + 1PD on surface streets and Intelligent Cruise with Lane Centering on highways. If you have the manual dexterity to move your foot on the accelerator in minimal increments, you can have an utterly smooth 1PD driving experience. If you’re less able to do so, 1PD can be a jerky, nauseating affair. I think I end-up having to touch the brakes once or twice per week at most, and it’s almost always because of another driver.)

 

[Petter]

Then I drive with ACC and LKA most of the way and when I exit the freeway I select L

Might I ask what you mean by "LKA"?

 

[ARK]

Might I ask what you mean by "LKA"?

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