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Absolutely. I have an EV that has an "aggressive regenerative braking" setting where pulling your foot off the accelerator slows the car considerably. In that setting I almost never touch the brake.


Putting your foot on the brake pedal has almost nothing to do with whether the friction brake is engaged in an EV or hybrid. A computer decides when and how much to pressurize the friction brakes.


That's true, but my point is that, at least in my car, taking your foot off of the accelerator does not ever engage the friction brakes, and when I drive it's nearly 100% "one pedal driving".

What you're saying, that when you do press the brakes that a computer decides how much to apply regen vs friction, is true, but again, my point is that I don't touch the brakes.


Depends on the car, the Tesla default setting is not use brakes when you life the throttle or use regeneration when you hit the brake. This lets you control how you slow down, which makes it easier to be nearly 100% regenerated.




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