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As a Tesla driver, I’m used to one pedal driving now, but I don’t love it. The thing I do most when driving is maintain the same speed, and doing that with one

As a Tesla driver, I’m used to one pedal driving now, but I don’t love it. The thing I do most when driving is maintain the same speed, and doing that with one pedal driving is a little hard on my leg, since you have to keep the pedal at just the right angle. I’d prefer a “sailing” mode where one pedal accelerates, the other decelerates, and if you do neither then it just maintains your velocity. The Tesla already disconnects the pedal inputs from what’s happening since I have the setting turned on for it to maintain one-pedal deceleration when regen is low, by adding in brake. I’d like to continue heading in the drive by wire direction.

chthonicdaemon 3y ago
Doesn't it have cruise control?
- thebruce87m 3y ago
  It has TACC and you can pretty much do what OP wants since accelerating and braking will override the setting.
vel0city 3y ago
> I’d prefer a “sailing” mode Cruise control? If I'm keeping the same speed for more than like 5ish minutes I usually just turn on cruise control. So many cars have adaptive cruise control, and it often works in traffic pretty well. Many cars even handle stop and go in adaptive cruise as well. Both of my cars even let you set it digitally from the steering wheel, so I can accurately change my speed without touching any pedals at all.
wolverine876 3y ago
> I’d prefer a “sailing” mode where one pedal accelerates, the other decelerates, and if you do neither then it just maintains your velocity. Does any car work like that? It seems dangerous: It defaults to powering the wheels, even if the driver is doing nothing - even when the driver is incapacitated.
m463 3y ago
which one are you talking about? I think the newer teslas have three settings - one that coasts, one that has regen, and one with regen + brakes the last one makes driving the car sort of convenient around town, but it also feels kind of sluggish since when you let off it will bog down.
- Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
  I've been driving a Tesla for just over 4 years. When I first got it, one-pedal driving wasn't implemented yet. Regen had a "low" and "high", and at first, I used "low", but found myself still using the foot brake to decelerate from high speeds. I change it to "high" after only a week or two, and it became exceptionally rare for me to use the foot brake. It doesn't feel sluggish at all. You just have to get used to maintaining constant throttle input unless you want to stop. It's a bit of a retraining, but I learned it quickly. Maybe it's because my previous cars were both manual transmissions which will always apply engine braking, especially in lower gears, so I was used to merely reducing throttle instead of completely removing it when I wanted to slow down a bit.
  - m463 3y ago
    > It doesn't feel sluggish at all. I drove a recent model 3, it had another setting. I had to look it up since I don't own a model 3. there is actually: Regenerative Braking: [Low] [High] Stopping Mode: [Creep] [Roll] [Hold] I think one-pedal driving is basically [High] + [Hold] and makes the car feel sluggish
    - Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
      I use High + Hold and I don't think it makes the car feel sluggish at all. It just takes a little bit of mental training to get used to not completely releasing the throttle until you're under 10 mph unless you really want max regen braking, which for comfort reasons, is rare. To me, what makes a car feel sluggish is...well...being sluggish and having no power. Since I have the Model 3 Performance, that's not a problem at all. :-D

chthonicdaemon 3y ago

Doesn't it have cruise control?

thebruce87m 3y ago
It has TACC and you can pretty much do what OP wants since accelerating and braking will override the setting.

vel0city 3y ago

> I’d prefer a “sailing” mode Cruise control? If I'm keeping the same speed for more than like 5ish minutes I usually just turn on cruise control. So many cars have adaptive cruise control, and it often works in traffic pretty well. Many cars even handle stop and go in adaptive cruise as well. Both of my cars even let you set it digitally from the steering wheel, so I can accurately change my speed without touching any pedals at all.

wolverine876 3y ago

> I’d prefer a “sailing” mode where one pedal accelerates, the other decelerates, and if you do neither then it just maintains your velocity. Does any car work like that? It seems dangerous: It defaults to powering the wheels, even if the driver is doing nothing - even when the driver is incapacitated.

m463 3y ago

which one are you talking about? I think the newer teslas have three settings - one that coasts, one that has regen, and one with regen + brakes the last one makes driving the car sort of convenient around town, but it also feels kind of sluggish since when you let off it will bog down.

Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
I've been driving a Tesla for just over 4 years. When I first got it, one-pedal driving wasn't implemented yet. Regen had a "low" and "high", and at first, I used "low", but found myself still using the foot brake to decelerate from high speeds. I change it to "high" after only a week or two, and it became exceptionally rare for me to use the foot brake. It doesn't feel sluggish at all. You just have to get used to maintaining constant throttle input unless you want to stop. It's a bit of a retraining, but I learned it quickly. Maybe it's because my previous cars were both manual transmissions which will always apply engine braking, especially in lower gears, so I was used to merely reducing throttle instead of completely removing it when I wanted to slow down a bit.
- m463 3y ago
  > It doesn't feel sluggish at all. I drove a recent model 3, it had another setting. I had to look it up since I don't own a model 3. there is actually: Regenerative Braking: [Low] [High] Stopping Mode: [Creep] [Roll] [Hold] I think one-pedal driving is basically [High] + [Hold] and makes the car feel sluggish
  - Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
    I use High + Hold and I don't think it makes the car feel sluggish at all. It just takes a little bit of mental training to get used to not completely releasing the throttle until you're under 10 mph unless you really want max regen braking, which for comfort reasons, is rare. To me, what makes a car feel sluggish is...well...being sluggish and having no power. Since I have the Model 3 Performance, that's not a problem at all. :-D