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As a die-hard manual enthusiast, it’s hard to love one-pedal driving. With a manual, I can accelerate, maintain my speed, coast in neutral, brake, use my trans

As a die-hard manual enthusiast, it’s hard to love one-pedal driving. With a manual, I can accelerate, maintain my speed, coast in neutral, brake, use my transmission to slow down, or modulate low speeds with the clutch partially engaged.

rwbt 3y ago
I find it to be the opposite. Re-gen braking is very close to engine braking in a manual transmission car (before the modern "rev hang" tuning to prevent people from stalling) - I love it. I still drive a manual transmission car, but don't mind the one-pedal if I were to switch to an EV.
- Zak 3y ago
  It's my understanding rev hang is about emissions. https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a32958665/the-annoying-rev-hang-in-modern-manual-cars-is-there-for-a-reason/ https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a329586...
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lagadu 3y ago
I feel the opposite: I feel that only people who aren't used to engine braking will not find OPD to be completely natural.
tw04 3y ago
One pedal feels a lot like transmission braking to be honest. If you want to modulate it you tap the throttle.
buffington 3y ago
I drove a six speed manual for 16 years and loved it, and almost always used engine braking. The regenerative braking the electric I drive now feels very similar, with maybe two exceptions. Where my manual would stall, my electric comes to a gentle stop. You also don't get the same sort of "neutral" feeling. You can get close, but it's not like shifting to neutral and taking both feet off the pedals and coasting. You have to simulate it with your foot and pedal position. It becomes second nature, but it is a difference. Aside from that, it's the same to me. My right foot can still come all the way off the pedal and apply more braking, just like it would if I were engine braking and needed more. I feel fully in control.
rootusrootus 3y ago
Ha, that's weird, I'm the opposite. I love manual transmissions, and anticipate that I'll always have a manual sports car in my life. But I also love one-pedal EVs. Such precise control, which is part of what I like about the manual. It's slushbox automatics I have no real love for.
Rebelgecko 3y ago
It's definitely not the same as driving a manual, but adjusting the regen level in my car sort of feels like shifting. e.g. "shift" into full regen to stop, shift into no regen to coast when I see brake lights but they're still a mile ahead.
smileysteve 3y ago
I did a bmw performance driving event in the i4 m50 and 330 hybrid on a closed autocross course, as a manual enthusiast it's the closest to driving my 6 speed.

rwbt 3y ago

I find it to be the opposite. Re-gen braking is very close to engine braking in a manual transmission car (before the modern "rev hang" tuning to prevent people from stalling) - I love it. I still drive a manual transmission car, but don't mind the one-pedal if I were to switch to an EV.

Zak 3y ago
It's my understanding rev hang is about emissions. https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a32958665/the-annoying-rev-hang-in-modern-manual-cars-is-there-for-a-reason/ https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a329586...
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lagadu 3y ago

I feel the opposite: I feel that only people who aren't used to engine braking will not find OPD to be completely natural.

tw04 3y ago

One pedal feels a lot like transmission braking to be honest. If you want to modulate it you tap the throttle.

buffington 3y ago

I drove a six speed manual for 16 years and loved it, and almost always used engine braking. The regenerative braking the electric I drive now feels very similar, with maybe two exceptions. Where my manual would stall, my electric comes to a gentle stop. You also don't get the same sort of "neutral" feeling. You can get close, but it's not like shifting to neutral and taking both feet off the pedals and coasting. You have to simulate it with your foot and pedal position. It becomes second nature, but it is a difference. Aside from that, it's the same to me. My right foot can still come all the way off the pedal and apply more braking, just like it would if I were engine braking and needed more. I feel fully in control.

rootusrootus 3y ago

Ha, that's weird, I'm the opposite. I love manual transmissions, and anticipate that I'll always have a manual sports car in my life. But I also love one-pedal EVs. Such precise control, which is part of what I like about the manual. It's slushbox automatics I have no real love for.

Rebelgecko 3y ago

It's definitely not the same as driving a manual, but adjusting the regen level in my car sort of feels like shifting. e.g. "shift" into full regen to stop, shift into no regen to coast when I see brake lights but they're still a mile ahead.

smileysteve 3y ago

I did a bmw performance driving event in the i4 m50 and 330 hybrid on a closed autocross course, as a manual enthusiast it's the closest to driving my 6 speed.