No regenerative braking!!!!!!!

[R1TVT]

Yeah, except that is not the way it works (at least in my experience). No manufacturer is providing a "golf cart" single pedal driving experience without a brake. And if you are decelerating to stop quickly with regen, your foot is OFF the accelerator and you hit the brake the exact same way you would to stop if you took your foot off a gas pedal - there is no difference. It is all about driver awareness of what the vehicle is doing, your speed and how to control it. Exactly the same awareness you need with ICE. In fact, some might argue that ICE is less safe because there is no regen.

 

[Bodie]

Paddles are great if you like driving with your hands at 10 & 2 all the time, but not so great if you like driving with 1 hand. Therefore, another reason to have options.

Actually, if you’re hands are 10 and 2, you wouldn’t be able to use the paddles which are at 3 and 9. I am usually 1 hand at 8 or 4 with my index finger resting on one of the paddles.

 

[J Alynn]

Call me crazy but I regulate m driving 90% of the time with ICE just using the gas pedal unless it’s heavy stop and go traffic. I avoid brakes as much as possible to reduce wear on my brake pads and rotors. Do most people use their brakes constantly? I’m a mix of rural and city driving so I get braking in the city but even rural driving I’ll use my paddle shifters rather than brakes I just don’t get the benefit of regen.
Maybe I’m overthinking this process.
As for paddles-if m driving long distance than yeah-my hands are on the wheel as @Bodie mentioned but in heavier traffic I naturally keep two handed on the wheel. Prior to my hybrid Honda I had higher performance cars so I tended to drive very spiritedly so two hands on wheel was about safety and control

 

[Bodie]

The benefit of regen is using generators to slow the car while putting energy back into the battery pack instead of friction brakes that just produce heat. This extends the electric range of the vehicle. Engine braking (downshifting) is more efficient than friction brakes by saving a tiny bit of gas but regen is like adding gas to the tank.

 

[J Alynn]

The benefit of regen is using generators to slow the car while putting energy back into the battery pack instead of friction brakes that just produce heat. This extends the electric range of the vehicle. Engine braking (downshifting) is more efficient than friction brakes by saving a tiny bit of gas but regen is like adding gas to the tank.

To clarify when I said I don’t get the benefit of regen I meant physically. I understand the benefits but the accord hybrid does regen when physically braking but no one pedal regen. I realized when I read your response that my comment made it seem like I didn’t understand

 

[Bodie]

Sorry to EV-splain you

 

[J Alynn]

Sorry to EV-splain you

I did like your explanation for what it’s worth. Better you ‘splaining me than my wife

 

[R1TVT]

Actually, if you’re hands are 10 and 2, you wouldn’t be able to use the paddles which are at 3 and 9. I am usually 1 hand at 8 or 4 with my index finger resting on one of the paddles.

Yes, sorry when I said 10 & 2 I should have just said "driving with 2 hands", b/c of course the exact positioning of some of the controls varies... Sometimes driving that way with 2 hands on the wheel is just not as relaxing as driving with 1 hand. That was my main point.

 

[R1TVT]

The benefit of regen is using generators to slow the car while putting energy back into the battery pack instead of friction brakes that just produce heat. This extends the electric range of the vehicle. Engine braking (downshifting) is more efficient than friction brakes by saving a tiny bit of gas but regen is like adding gas to the tank.

The other HUGE benefit is way less wear and tear of course

 

[Livingthreeday]

All EVs should have regen. as long as it is adjustable to the owners driving style. I have driven EVs with and without Regen and after a very short adjustment period I preferred heavy regen. I drove for almost the whole week without touching the brakes. After that I couldn't help thinking about all the wasted energy (and brake pads) driving my ICE vehicle.

 

[oldgeeksguide]

All EVs should have regen. as long as it is adjustable to the owners driving style. I have driven EVs with and without Regen and after a very short adjustment period I preferred heavy regen. I drove for almost the whole week without touching the brakes. After that I couldn't help thinking about all the wasted energy (and brake pads) driving my ICE vehicle.

I’ve not heard of any EVs that don’t have regen. Some of them don’t have one pedal driving, with regen happening when you hit the brake pedal, or a few have a specific regen paddle (e.g. Chevy bolt). Typically it would use as much regen as the system can handle before engaging the physical brakes, just like a one pedal system does, which of course has to use physical brakes when the system can’t regen (e.g. when batteries are full, or too hot, or there’s more energy coming through than the system can absorb). But there’s no reason a good blended brake implementation would cause any more wear on the brakes than one pedal driving, and in fact the ability to coast would mean less wasted energy than a one pedal system.

 

[J Alynn]

I’ve not heard of any EVs that don’t have regen. Some of them don’t have one pedal driving, with regen happening when you hit the brake pedal, or a few have a specific regen paddle (e.g. Chevy bolt). Typically it would use as much regen as the system can handle before engaging the physical brakes, just like a one pedal system does, which of course has to use physical brakes when the system can’t regen (e.g. when batteries are full, or too hot, or there’s more energy coming through than the system can absorb). But there’s no reason a good blended brake implementation would cause any more wear on the brakes than one pedal driving, and in fact the ability to coast would mean less wasted energy than a one pedal system.

I agree with your review and think the mixed option is certainly preferred. It makes it easier for drivers who have negatives about EV’s already to adapt to something they see as “traditional”