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Originally Posted by villagetinker
OK, you are driving 55 to 60 MPH on 44 and someone pulls out in front of you, and your car has ONE PEDAL operation, how do you slam on the brakes to avoid the crash? Follow-up question, since the car has one pedal operation does it have hydraulic brakes, I am sure regenerative braking cannot lock the wheels. I can more or less understand one pedal operation for normal driving, but i fail to see how this operates in an emergency situation.
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Good question. I have owned 2 Teslas. M3 (2018) and MYP (2023). They all HAVE two pedals--but you normally only use one-pedal (the "gas" pedal) for routine driving. The regenerative braking slows the vehicle (sometimes pretty dramatically) when you let off of the "gas". It is a balancing act with your right foot only--and it takes some time to get used to it. There's no real "coasting" in the EV. When you back off the 'gas" then the regenerative braking immediately starts to slow the vehicle as if you are applying the brakes. Rarely do I use the regular brakes.
There is a hydraulic rectangular brake pedal that uses the "regular" brakes. I might use the "real" brake once or twice a day during under normal driving. It is not uncommon for me to drive a week and never need to use the hydraulic brake.
The vehicle WILL start to auto-brake if someone cuts out in front of you. If someone going the opposite direction is making a left turn in front of you and they cut it close the car WILL automatically (and possibly harshly) slow to avoid collision. In that case both the regenerative braking and the hydraulics slow you down.
So little brake use means cleaner wheels :-) Owned the M3 for over 5 years and never had the brakes serviced.