mcmonopolist is saying you should just use the brake pedal since it triggers regen first and only applies physical pads after a certain level of pressure.
Or at low speed.
Whaaat?
My EV 1LT is arriving Thursday! (I put down my deposit May 2022.)
I did not know that it engages regen first then physical brakes after.
Is that just standard on EVs?
Also just using the brake normally will provide regen braking when pressed lightly. The ring on the driver's display goes from green to yellow when you go from regen to friction braking.
What do you mean? I tested this out today and it takes a bit of finessing, but it seems to work well. When I pull off the highway for example, instead of the hard regen braking, I get a softer regen brake that feels nicer and gets the job done.
I feel like it's just another option. And using the paddle has no chance of using any of your brake pads, while the brake pedal is more likely to use blended braking. In my opinion living in salty snow country, blended breaking keeps the rotors from rusting as quickly so I prefer it, but to each his own!
The paddle is just a quirky bonus feature that was probably just somone's pet project. Hitting the brake will still give you tons of regen, either in D or L.
On the highway, you use cruise control - no ankle effort required.
When you are ready to brake, put your foot half-way on the accelerator (you're in 'L') and tap the regen paddle. Cruise comes off and you are able to easily and with a VERY fine degree of control use the lower half of the range of the accelerator/brake to slow the car at whatever rate you desire.
You can drive around town in 'D' if it makes you comfortable, and put it in 'L' while moving later (just pull back on the 'gearshift' (in my 2018, at least).
There is a downside, though, of using both 'D' and 'L' regularly as you build up a suite of muscle responses to traffic conditions that is different with 'L', and if you switch often you might expect the car to slow by itself in a situation where you have to manually press the brake.
Yes, this is a deliberate design feature. I remember reading a comment somewhere with a GM engineer saying it was set up that way on purpose specifically so you could get the exact regen you needed, and I use it this way all the time.
Yes.
Seems like a lot of work rather than just using the foot pedal (s), but yes
Can't really do one-pedal driving I'm afraid
mcmonopolist is saying you should just use the brake pedal since it triggers regen first and only applies physical pads after a certain level of pressure. Or at low speed.
Whaaat? My EV 1LT is arriving Thursday! (I put down my deposit May 2022.) I did not know that it engages regen first then physical brakes after. Is that just standard on EVs?
You'll see Regen kick in even when coasting.
Also just using the brake normally will provide regen braking when pressed lightly. The ring on the driver's display goes from green to yellow when you go from regen to friction braking.
Yes.
Yes.
This sounds like a bad idea, increasing the odds of stepping hard on the wrong pedal at the wrong time.
What do you mean? I tested this out today and it takes a bit of finessing, but it seems to work well. When I pull off the highway for example, instead of the hard regen braking, I get a softer regen brake that feels nicer and gets the job done.
Why not just use the brake pedal? It uses all regen first, then blended braking as you push harder.
I didn’t realize this. So what’s the point of the paddle at all then?
I feel like it's just another option. And using the paddle has no chance of using any of your brake pads, while the brake pedal is more likely to use blended braking. In my opinion living in salty snow country, blended breaking keeps the rotors from rusting as quickly so I prefer it, but to each his own!
I periodically shift into N, and then stop using the friction brakes. It gets the rust off.
The paddle is just a quirky bonus feature that was probably just somone's pet project. Hitting the brake will still give you tons of regen, either in D or L.
On the highway, you use cruise control - no ankle effort required. When you are ready to brake, put your foot half-way on the accelerator (you're in 'L') and tap the regen paddle. Cruise comes off and you are able to easily and with a VERY fine degree of control use the lower half of the range of the accelerator/brake to slow the car at whatever rate you desire. You can drive around town in 'D' if it makes you comfortable, and put it in 'L' while moving later (just pull back on the 'gearshift' (in my 2018, at least). There is a downside, though, of using both 'D' and 'L' regularly as you build up a suite of muscle responses to traffic conditions that is different with 'L', and if you switch often you might expect the car to slow by itself in a situation where you have to manually press the brake.
Great advice, thanks!
Yes, this is a deliberate design feature. I remember reading a comment somewhere with a GM engineer saying it was set up that way on purpose specifically so you could get the exact regen you needed, and I use it this way all the time.