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Back in the day, I drove manual transmission cars and said that only people with manual transmissions were "drivers", anyone with an automatic was just a "steer

Back in the day, I drove manual transmission cars and said that only people with manual transmissions were "drivers", anyone with an automatic was just a "steerer". I now drive a Bolt EUV with one pedal driving, meaning that if I lift up on the accelerator pedal, it starts regenerative braking. It's a lot less complicated than using a stick but it's almost as fun. Driving a regular car without one pedal driving now seems dangerous because the car keeps coasting when I lift my foot off the pedal instead of slowing down. I also use adaptive cruise control a lot so that the car is speeding up and slowing down as the car in front does. It really reduces the stress of bumper-to-bumper driving.

lm28469 3y ago
> I now drive a Bolt EUV with one pedal driving, meaning that if I lift up on the accelerator pedal, it starts regenerative braking. So it behaves like an ICE cars ? Or am I missing something
- dfinninger 3y ago
  In a one-pedal-driving scenario the neutral position is when the gas pedal is slightly depressed. By default, with no feet on pedals, the EV will decelerate. An ICE car will coast when nothing is depressed.
  - Rastonbury 3y ago
    They are referring to engine braking of manual ICE
- Rygian 3y ago
  In my case (Tesla Model 3) releasing the accelerator results in immediate and significant braking, down to a complete stop of the car. Whereas an ICE will apply a mild engine brake and keep going.