Not possible to turn off 1 pedal driving?

[macb00kemdanno]

Gotta love how these bots throw bombs with a single thread and post, then vanish like a fart in the wind, never to be heard from again.

One pedal driving is great and you get used to it.

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[Rivian-WI]

Plus, one pedal with high regen is just safer. Deceleration happens as soon as you begin to lift and back off of the pedal. That’s like braking as soon as you want to slow without ever breaking contact with the pedal. No lag.

THIS! I had a deer jump out in front of me. With regen in the R1T, it was breaking way sooner. And I missed hitting it by inches. I am pretty sure that if I did not have regen on high or an ICE vehicle, I would have hit that deer.

 

[dduffey]

For someone that has only driven EV without ICE experience, no regen induces a short "omg we are careening out of control" feeling.

Most drivers new to EVs will feel regen as herky jerky. Those new to ICE will fair much worse in control, smoothness, reaction time, and safety.

 

[Mos Eisley]

For someone that has only driven EV without ICE experience...

NOW I feel old...

 

[Hereforthesnacks]

If anything I wish there was a regen setting higher than high. I love one pedal driving.

Agree. At first it feels a little like a golf cart. But after you get used it to, using the brake seems silly.

 

[Redline]

I read that it’s not possible to turn off 1 pedal driving mode in the R2. Can anyone confirm this is true?

I absolutely cannot stand 1 pedal driving. I had a Nissan Ariya and it had an eStep mode I think it was called which is 1 pedal driving and it was horrible. When I let off the pedal it was the feeling of like instantly downshifting 3 gears in a gas car.

Why oh why would they not make this an option you can disable on the R2?

LOL

These posts always get me.

You don’t just let off the pedal…you need to feather it like you would a clutch.

It takes all of 15 mins and you’ll get it and understand it. Ask my wife and FIL.

 

[R2dreamer]

I think the idea is to slowly let up on the go pedal and you control how quickly it stops. Yes, if you let completely off the go pedal it will slow down rather quickly. It does help your effiency so that is why they designed it that way. Most get used to it pretty quickly. As for R2 completely turning regen off, I do not think that is an option.

They also said, I believe it was RJ, that you would probably never need to replace break pads.

 

[DD4ST]

I test drive the Porsche and was told the brake pedal actually applies regen first and only actually applies the brake pads until the last ~25% of your braking effort. I loved that Porsche made an EV feel like their traditional engines but I appreciate that single pedal might be a great way to drive an EV.

I did test drive the R2 today and set the regeneration to low and it was still quite different to get used to the first minute or two. I did concentrate to not let my foot come off the accelerator to “coast” because that’s what creates a bad ride when the drag initiates aggressively. But by the end of my 20 minutes I was smooth and easing off the accelerator to come to a smooth stop without using the brake pedal. Pretty cool.

Too many people on here take the attitude that there is only one solution for everybody. One pedal driving IS NOT always better And Rivian should allow all options, IMO. I have had an R1T for two years and an Audi eTron for four years. While I have gotten used to the R1T one pedal driving, my driving still creates some riding uneasiness in my family because any small foot move translates to vehicle jerkiness. My Audi, on the other hand, works just like your Porsche (same company!) and I like it better. I get regen when I want to stop and can coast when I want to. There are also paddles on the column to regen without using the brake. The ride is smoother and efficiency is on par or better than my Rivian. It is a much more sophisticated implementation.

 

[RPM R2]

Gotta love how these bots throw bombs with a single thread and post, then vanish like a fart in the wind, never to be heard from again.

One pedal driving is great and you get used to it.

Lol I am not a bot. And I didn’t vanish, just was waiting for more people to chime in with their experience.

Sounds like it’s something I will just have to get used to in the R2. I am going for the R2 demo drive this afternoon so I’ll see how it is.

The only experience I have is with the Nissan Ariya and maybe that was just a poor design of it and maybe the R2 will be way different.

 

[Utah-Jay]

I did my test drive on day 1 and had never driven an EV before. I had the demo-tech set it up with high regen (he was reluctant) and I can say I had the feel of it before the first stop sign which was 1/2 mile from the demo lot. I never touched the brake on my demo drive. It will be interesting to see how my wife likes it on her demo drive this Tuesday.

 

[junglebird]

My first experience with one-pedal was test driving an Ariya. It was not a very strong effect, and I had to use the brake to completely stop. Didn't make sense to me. I could tell it would be a useful feature if it would actually stop the car. Ended up buying an Optiq, which has excellent one-pedal driving. Hardly ever need to touch the brake pedal.

Took the Optiq in for service (tire rotation) and the techs turned off one-pedal. As I drove away it took a minute to figure out why the car wasn't slowing down!

Looking forward to driving the R2!

 

[Doug]

They also said, I believe it was RJ, that you would probably never need to replace break pads.

in my first R1T that I had for over three years I never replaced the brake pads. To the best of my knowledge they were still good.

 

[Stephe]

I wish gas cars had 1 pedal driving. It’s one of the biggest reasons I would have a hard time going back

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Too many people on here take the attitude that there is only one solution for everybody. One pedal driving IS NOT always better And Rivian should allow all options, IMO. I have had an R1T for two years and an Audi eTron for four years. While I have gotten used to the R1T one pedal driving, my driving still creates some riding uneasiness in my family because any small foot move translates to vehicle jerkiness. My Audi, on the other hand, works just like your Porsche (same company!) and I like it better. I get regen when I want to stop and can coast when I want to. There are also paddles on the column to regen without using the brake. The ride is smoother and efficiency is on par or better than my Rivian. It is a much more sophisticated implementation.

I love the implementation in our iX. It has a non-perm EES motor setup, so that may be the engineering detail that allows for this.

Anyway, it has a nice physical toggle switch on the center armrest console, you can change on-the-fly between B Mode which is regen mode (aka "brake mode"), and within that, there's a number of levels plus adaptive, basically OPD.

Or ...

Select D Mode which is is like "coasting" mode, I use the latter on the highway, because I want to maintain speed when I let up on the throttle, I don't want any drop off, no slowdown/accel surging, etc.

Side note: the blended braking is stellar.

 

[carsly]

Not everyone needs or wants a Rivian. Get an Audi etron or Macan EV. The Germans also don’t like one pedal driving. Find the vehicle that suits you best.

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