I was mainly commuting by e-bike before I switched to WFH. It just took the edge of wind, hills etc, gave me less excuses not to cycle.
Plus the 7 miles in rush hour took me 10 minutes less than by car, and my quiet route took me through a park with Highland cow calves, a great start to the day!
Well… ICEs can also engine-break. The availability of a feature does not mean that every driver effectively uses it. So yes, less cars, more bikes and public transit.
I haven’t driven every EV out there, but on the ones I have, it wasn’t an option. On my first, they put out an advisory saying you should actually use the brakes sometimes, as the brake pads were not being cleaned of rust by braking, and might seize!
Which EVs don't have regen? Some EVs don't have one pedal driving but they all have regen available.
As for using the friction brakes to clear the rust off the disks - maybe some EVs require you to do that - it's just an indication of how little you use the friction brakes.
Some modern EVs default to using regen and blending in physical pad use only when necessary.
So the drivers don’t have a choice as to when the brakes engage vs the regen slows.
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Plus the 7 miles in rush hour took me 10 minutes less than by car, and my quiet route took me through a park with Highland cow calves, a great start to the day!
Bikes and sustainable local farming could save the planet.
As for using the friction brakes to clear the rust off the disks - maybe some EVs require you to do that - it's just an indication of how little you use the friction brakes.
So the drivers don’t have a choice as to when the brakes engage vs the regen slows.