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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 simila
by 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.