How to Drive a Tesla with One Pedal | A Beginner's Guide to Regenerative Braking

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One pedal driving is a unique aspect of electric vehicle ownership and a skill that can greatly enhance the driver experience. Learning how to drive a Tesla with only the accelerator will enhance your car's efficiency and extend the life of your brakes. This video will give Tesla owners a quick overview of the basics regarding one-pedal driving.
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@sxeychick9622 3 года назад

Video is 5 minutes long but doesn’t start till 1:26.

@tjwilkins7065 2 года назад

We had them in busses they are so fun especially going down hill. I tell the passenger we hardly ever use the brake. But the older the bus it wears down overtime. So after 5 or 6 years we tend to use the service brake a lil more. Just beware or the wet markings on the pavement.

@bsbbernal 3 года назад

Impressively production, especially in the foot camera demonstration!

@KilowattAuto 3 года назад

Thank you!

@stevedowler2366 2 года назад

One pedal driving is great in varying traffic situations where you would slow down often or come up to many stop signs and traffic lights in a city. But on the highway, it can be very tiring to have to keep your foot on the drive pedal for hours. That's when you would engage Autopilot to follow safely and stay in your lane. With AP you'll still have to apply brakes in slowing traffic on the freeway or when you want to exit. If you have FSD then you can rely on it to make lane changes, follow at distance, be aware of cars around you and apply brakes or regain as needed. FSD is still in BETA and getting better, especially in freeway driving where lane lines are well marked. However FSD on city streets is not quite ready and I would not use it in those situations.

@derekmassam1755 9 месяцев назад

Did you think of using cruise control 🤔

@Justin-hz8bh 3 года назад

I test drove a Model Y today and the regen totally caught me by surprise. I kept lifting off like in a ICE car and throwing the passengers forward, apologizing every time.

@KilowattAuto 3 года назад

Yeah it definitely takes some getting used to!

@minhta7540 Месяц назад

Test drive today and I got sea sick. Anything can be done to smooth out the Transitions so your head won’t throw forward and backwards? Thanks.

@switzerlandfinance 3 года назад

Great one dude, props

@KilowattAuto 3 года назад

Thank you!

@vce.john1734 2 года назад

My cousin has new model y now since he use to it he been driving one pedal I got to see it happen and it was cool tho when we came up to an red light before that it start to slow down and when it stopped fully it hold the brake

@DJFreedomlives 2 года назад

When I got into my model Y the dealer told me the one pedal mode was already set and I never drove it any other way. Tonight though it shut itself off or maybe I did and I am hoping after I charge it will go back on. The driving settings are always on HOLD for stopping mode so I don't know why it keeps rolling into traffic. I had to use the brake all the home from the city. Otherwise it is a great driving experience!

@Boricuahbg 3 года назад

Good video! This technology is rarely explain in detail.

@KilowattAuto 3 года назад

Thank you!

@cjjuszczak 2 года назад

I was looking for a short video on how many pedals the Tesla's had, and how acceleration/braking works. I was wondering if it was a single pedal like some other EV's (Leaf i think??), and this video was great at being concise on the whole thing. Much appreciated, thanks again !

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

No problem!

@NaptownClassic 2 года назад

The Leaf definitely has two pedals. Their ePedal system allows single pedal acceleration/deceleration... but the car still has a brake pedal. I think it is a requirement in the U.S.. Are there really single pedal cars out there?

@bakerbeginnerfood 10 месяцев назад

@@KilowattAutofor telsa which pedal you press so it can stop

@minhta7540 Месяц назад

Test drive today and I got sea sick. Anything can be done to smooth out the Transitions so your head won’t throw forward and backwards? Thanks.

@johnmiller9219 3 года назад

skip to 3:14 to get to the point.

@sheldonjplanktonn 2 года назад

Question: If I'm using one pedal mode and have to, for whatever reason, slam or use the breaks, does one pedal mode deactivate or remain on? Also is it harmful to the vehicle to use the break, like you typically would an ice vehicle, while in one pedal mode?

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

Using the brake does not turn off regenerative braking (one pedal driving). So you will have the power of hydraulic brakes plus regen any time that you apply the brakes. And no it’s not harmful at all to use the hydraulic brakes while one pedal driving.

@lesbrown8099 Год назад

Thank you…

@advikgaddam3694 Год назад

Hey, I can’t find the settings for regen breaking to turn it to standard even though I’m on the driving panel. I’m driving a 2023 model 3. Any suggestion?

@KilowattAuto Год назад

The option is currently under the “pedals and steering” menu towards the bottom of the page.

@westfield90 Год назад

How do you stop suddenly if someone stops right in front of you and you need to slam the brakes as in regular vehicle.

@KilowattAuto Год назад

Tesla’s still have regular breaks as well so it’s no different than regular driving when you need to stop quickly

@FredFlintstone21 5 месяцев назад

When your vehicle regens, it looks like it slows pretty quick. Do your brake lights come on? Or, only when you press the brake pedal?

@KilowattAuto 5 месяцев назад

Yes the brake lights do come on when a certain regen threshold is met and the car is slowing down noticeably.

@metrotrujillo 8 месяцев назад

do you have to enable the HOLD everytime you drive? could you set it up as default, so it statys like that all the time, even when ou shut down the car? Thank you

@KilowattAuto 8 месяцев назад

In the steering and pedals menu you can set it to hold mode and that will be linked to your driver profile. Thus anytime your driver profile is selected hold mode will be on

@metrotrujillo 8 месяцев назад

@@KilowattAuto thank you very much

@KilowattAuto 8 месяцев назад

@metrotrujillo no problem!

@Corpsycle 2 года назад

He said regen braking works by spinning the motors backward? Is that true?

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

In this case I was wrong. Regen in tesla motors don’t actually spin them in reverse.

@MauMartinez-oy4re 8 месяцев назад

whenever u showed how fast it goes from 30 to 0 does it only use the brake once the car reaches 0mph or before that as well ? bc it seem to stop very fast

@KilowattAuto 8 месяцев назад

It only uses the brake once it hits zero to hold the car in place. Prior to that it’s all regenerative braking that slows the car down (no mechanical brakes).

@MauMartinez-oy4re 8 месяцев назад

@@KilowattAuto Does it slow down at that same rate at high speeds to like from 60 to 30 ?

@KilowattAuto 8 месяцев назад

@MauMartinez-oy4re the rate of regen is not linear but releasing the accelerator at high speeds will slow the car down significantly.

@ShellysMillions 9 месяцев назад

I test drove on today and these demon brakes made me not want the car at all anymore 😢

@jimv1983 Год назад

How do you drive down a hill if you don't want to stop? I don't want to accelerate down a hill. I want to coast down a hill by just letting off the accelerator and occasionally apply the brakes to not let the speed get away from me. Can the regen braking be set to work like it does in a hybrid where it only engages when the brake pedal is pressed?

@KilowattAuto Год назад

Once you get used to one pedal driving you coast down hills by applying a bit of pressure on the accelerator which effectively reduces the amount of regen the system applies. You then simply let off the accelerator completely rather than tap the breaks if you need to more aggressively control the speed. It’s a bit difficult to describe in words but it does become rather intuitive once you get used to it. Tesla does not have a setting where the regen only turns on when the mechanical brakes are applied.

@jimv1983 Год назад

@@KilowattAuto that sounds like a terrible experience. If you can't disable that on a Tesla then that just adds to the reasons I wouldn't buy one.

@chotatopips4177 Год назад

@@jimv1983 You sound like you've already made your mind up.

@jimv1983 Год назад

@@chotatopips4177 if that's an accurate explanation then I have made up my mind.

@GunnyMac360 3 месяца назад

@@jimv1983you can turn off regenerative braking but honestly once you get used to it I actually look forward to downhills. I like seeing energy going back into the car

@jpmking9635 2 года назад

im cool with a 6 speed

@tonymcflattie2450 Год назад

What do I do if I am in regen and the car ahead stops suddenly?

@KilowattAuto Год назад

You would apply the mechanical brakes like normal. Regen will continue to function and you can increase your stopping power with the regular hydraulic brakes.

@tonymcflattie2450 Год назад

@@KilowattAuto so I have to move my foot from the accelerator pedal and press on brake instead of just increasing pressure on brake pedal? Why don’t they put the regen on the brake pedal?

@KilowattAuto Год назад

Yes just like driving a regular ICE vehicle. They put the regen on the accelerator so you can drive with one pedal. As long as you maintain an appropriate following distance you should rarely need to actually use the brakes. That’s been my experience so far.

@tonymcflattie2450 Год назад

@@KilowattAuto that’s just lazy engineering. Most car makers give you a choice in the amount of lift off regen and the premium German brands do regen by brake pedal. In a Porsche taycan up to 0.4g of deceleration is regen, but it is controlled by the brake pedal. Tesla is lagging behind technologically.

@SlashedDzn 2 года назад

Does this save alot of range?

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

Yes. It helps reduce your average watt hours per mile which would be comparable to increasing your mile per gallon rating in a car.

@issadabre6691 4 месяца назад

does regen cause motion sickness?

@KilowattAuto 4 месяца назад

No it does not. Using it doesn’t feel much different than slowing with mechanical brakes.

@saphirawilde6942 2 месяца назад

@@KilowattAuto😂😂😂 hundreds of vids with drivers an passengers trying not to puke... Nearly puked in one recently... The car slows with engine breaking force.. I'll be avoiding them unless I know the driver is really good only takes a few intersections as a passenger an it's hell.. probably fine for most but awful if your already susceptible...

@bbbf09 3 года назад

Nice if it works - just completeley stopped working in my one month old Tesla model 3. Dangerous. Or does it also suddenly stop working at 40% battery? Of all the things I'm learning this month I am learning that I'm beginning to regret this purchase.

@KilowattAuto 3 года назад

That’s bizarre. The lower your state of charge the more regenerative braking you should be able to use.

@chezchezchezchez 2 года назад

So what was the issue?

@bbbf09 2 года назад

@@chezchezchezchez Whilst it was cold early winter last year (-3C) - regen failed on multiple occassions ....fully, thereby completely altering brake dynamics as I approached junctions. It would just coast forward. I videoed it happening with my phone - No green on the recharge bar at all proved that my senses weren't confused. Tesla told me their telematics said otehrwise. Interesting. It hasnt happened when not cold . Will be ineresting during this winter to see again.

@chrome5725 2 года назад

@@bbbf09 he said in the video that it doesn’t work well when it’s cold

@bbbf09 2 года назад

@@chrome5725 It worked ..and then abruptly did not. A complete change in driving dynamic as I was driving along. Its suppoosed to be gradual and it is also supposed to warn you when regen is degraded - it didn't. It's not sufficient to simply say that in the manual it may not work so well in the cold. If its randomly and chaotically effective as it drives along that is just not in any way acceptable and is dangerous. Consider this - Supposed you bought a car and were told your brakes may suddenly stop working if it goes sub-zero - but you don't exactly at which point or by how much they might cease to function properly -10% , 50 , 100%?. Does that sound safe or acceptable to you? I can tell you from someone who experienced it - it isn't.

@cjw.6310 2 года назад

do the brake lights come on?

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

Yes the brake lights do turn on when using regen. I am not sure what Tesla’s specific threshold is. But anytime you are slowing down at a rate more than a mile coast, the brake lights do turn on.

@jmp622 9 месяцев назад

Clean car mats for video. Keep them clean

@mgng3501 2 года назад

Clean ya damn floor mats

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

Don’t worry they’re clean now 😂. Winter salt can be rough!

@chezchezchezchez 2 года назад

Right! Nasty!

@ChromeFlakes 2 года назад

Do they motors really “spin backwards” during regenerate braking?! 😂😂😂

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

Yup! This article has a good breakdown of how regen works: www.google.com/amp/s/www.autoexpress.co.uk/tips-advice/353643/regenerative-braking-what-it-and-how-does-it-work%3famp

@ChromeFlakes 2 года назад

@@KilowattAuto No they don’t. I can see from your article that it sounds as though the motor spins backwards; what they actually said was the motor ‘swaps direction’. By that, they mean the current changes direction; instead of going to the motor from the battery, the current travels to the battery from the motor. If the motor actually span backward when you lifted off the pedal, that would result in a serious amount of wheel spin and tyre smoke.

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

Here is an excerpt from another article: “When you decelerate by taking your foot off the throttle, the electric motor stops supplying power so the vehicle will slow down. When the motor stops, it immediately disengages, and then starts running backwards. The transmission is still in Drive, so it doesn’t reverse the wheels; instead, it acts like a generator. It captures the kinetic energy from the wheels as they slow down, and converts it into electricity. It’s then stored in the battery, to be sent back to the electric motor when it’s needed to drive the vehicle’s wheels.”

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

www.google.com/amp/s/driving.ca/column/how-it-works/how-it-works-regenerative-braking/wcm/d36c2109-9ea9-491e-a88c-b8fa6271dc52/amp/

@KilowattAuto 2 года назад

There seems to be a lot of conflicting information on this topic as I’m doing further research. AC vs DC motors also seem to have different processes involved for regenerative braking. I am finding both explanations regarding whether or not the motor spins in the same direction as the applied torque.