One-pedal-turn off in icy conditions

[rickersondon]

When using one-pedal driving, it acts like braking when your let off the accelerator, bad news in icy conditions causing slipping into curves.. Turn off one-pedal, and brake slowly as you would in icy conditions.

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[davehu]

When using one-pedal driving, it acts like braking when your let off the accelerator, bad news in icy conditions causing slipping into curves.. Turn off one-pedal, and brake slowly as you would in icy conditions.

good advice thx

 

[Lightning Rod]

I usually drive in Sport mode and I even turn that off in snow and ice. I don’t want to risk it... that regen is pretty aggressive in Sport mode.

With the computerized ABS technology on today's vehicles, I'm surprised that these EVs don't have some sort of ABS incorporated into the regenerative braking system somehow.

 

[Heliian]

surprised that these EVs don't have some sort of ABS incorporated into the regenerative braking system somehow.

They do!!

It kicks off just like abs.

 

[TMND]

I drive in pretty much glare ice conditions all winter so far I love the one pedal drive in slick conditions. I do “feather” it though. It amazes me how short of a distance this thing can stop on a sheet of pure ice

 

[Mmiketa]

Every time I see posts like this I wonder if people use the regen braking as an on/off switch. if you are properly feathering the throttle your passengers will never know you have 1-pedal driving vs normal and you can control it to not slow down too fast. I definitely prefer keeping it on. I also preferred to feather my clutch to engine brake instead of physical brake on ice when i had an ICE. You have less chance of wheel lockup this way. I would switch from Sport to Normal though.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Two winters so far, I have never turned off 1PD.

 

[jefrank]

Was out on ice last night... my fault for not checking the weather before placing a take out order. As I was sliding down a hill towards a stop sign with 2 vehicles already there, I turned on 1 pedal to see if it would assist the stop... it did, but I still ended up playing it safe by putting myself into a snowy area off the road rather than seeing if it would actually stop me in time. Found that locking the differential was my best assist option on my hour-long, 10 mile round trip.

I had it way better than the semis on the highway next to me that were stuck trying to crest hills and had no traction to make it over.

 

[Lightning Rod]

They do!!

It kicks off just like abs.

Two winters so far, I have never turned off 1PD.

Ok. I will give it a try... in an icy empty parking lot first.

 

[K6CCC]

Granted, I have never - yet - driven a vehicle with one pedal mode, but at least in my current train of thought, I absolutely refuse to use it. I don't want my muscle memory in an emergency having to remember / think about which vehicle I'm driving. Besides my own vehicle (expected to be a Lightning soon), I drive my wife's car, several different vehicles for work, and once in a while one of several vehicles for a volunteer activity. None of those other vehicles have 1PD.
Am I off track with this thought?

 

[TMND]

I don’t know I regularly drive/operate manual semi truck, auto & manual cars, forklifts, skid steers, and golfcarts (1 pedal on the ones I’ve driven). And have never once been concerned that muscle memory from one would translate to the other.

Everybody’s different though if you’re concerned about it, who’s to tell you, your concerns aren’t valid.

I will say don’t fear trying it. It’s not like it just slams on the brakes when you take your foot off the pedal it comes to a nice easy stop. It’s very intuitive when I’m on the highway and I have a stop sign coming up. I just turned the cruise off about a football fields length before the stop sign and it perfectly stops every time sometimes I have to feather the throttle a little to get me to the sign.

 

[Maquis]

Here we go again…

 

[mrau]

1-PD is a tool you can use while driving. Brakes are another tool.
Use one, the other .... or both. No wrong choice.

You bought the truck, you decide how to drive it.

 

[ZheWiz]

Granted, I have never - yet - driven a vehicle with one pedal mode, but at least in my current train of thought, I absolutely refuse to use it. I don't want my muscle memory in an emergency having to remember / think about which vehicle I'm driving. Besides my own vehicle (expected to be a Lightning soon), I drive my wife's car, several different vehicles for work, and once in a while one of several vehicles for a volunteer activity. None of those other vehicles have 1PD.
Am I off track with this thought?

Just like you automatically get used to changes in wiper controls, shifter controls, HVAC controls, etc, from car to car I think you'll get used to 1PD. Your brain would adjust when you get into the car. It does depend on how often you drive, but if you drive both equally I expect you'd have no issue. I rarely drive my wife's ICE so it takes me a couple seconds for my old brain to switch, but I'm usually good by the time I hit the end of our 1/4 mile long driveway.

But I agree with mrau - there is no wrong choice. Use what you like when you like. If you don't like it/aren't comfortable with it/just plain don't want to adjust or use it...Great. It's just an option...a "tool" as mrau says.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Granted, I have never - yet - driven a vehicle with one pedal mode, but at least in my current train of thought, I absolutely refuse to use it. I don't want my muscle memory in an emergency having to remember / think about which vehicle I'm driving. Besides my own vehicle (expected to be a Lightning soon), I drive my wife's car, several different vehicles for work, and once in a while one of several vehicles for a volunteer activity. None of those other vehicles have 1PD.
Am I off track with this thought?

Valid point, I rarely drive my wife's ICE, when I do a need to make a conscious effort, I'm sure my reaction time has slowed.

Other than my Lightning and her car my other vehicles are motorcycles, which takes a whole different level of coordination, fortunately not affected by my new found EV driving skills.

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