No to One Pedal driving

[fshuk1]

I love one pedal driving. I also have gen 1 MG4 and was sad I do not have One Pedal.

I have changed my mind now. Since there is so much news on corroded discs, I am now of the opinion that we should be using our brakes regularly just to keep everything cleaned up. Now I am assuming that one pedal does not use the brake (like I would) to come to a complete stop. Correct me if I'm wrong please because I like to know.

So for next car I will look for either no one pedal or a switch to switch it off because I know if I have it I will use it.

 

[Jomarkh]

When I had a mk2 MG4 as a loan I played with various settings and if I remember correctly you can turn off OPD.
I use KERS 3 but on my commute there are a few places where I jump on the brakes to clean the discs up.

 

[fshuk1]

I use KERS 3 (the default).
For city driving it is the best between regen and some brake work.

 

[Deleted member 11291]

I love one pedal driving. I also have gen 1 MG4 and was sad I do not have One Pedal.

I have changed my mind now. Since there is so much news on corroded discs, I am now of the opinion that we should be using our brakes regularly just to keep everything cleaned up. Now I am assuming that one pedal does not use the brake (like I would) to come to a complete stop. Correct me if I'm wrong please because I like to know.

So for next car I will look for either no one pedal or a switch to switch it off because I know if I have it I will use it.

OPD is default off in the MG4 and also in my previous car an EV6. So I would presume thats the case with other EV’s as well.

I actually use OPD most of the time and to stop corrosion of the discs, regularly use the brakes, so not an issue for me personally..

 

[lsb777]

I have an Xpower and use OPD most if the time, even on A roads. Each morning (especially after overnight rain) the first thing I do is give the brakes a good stamping on the quiet roads around home before I get out into traffic. No problems, all good. Plus using OPD on boring slow journeys, I get really good efficiency numbers.

 

[Anon70]

OPD does not stop you using the brake pedal and you still get the regen effect lifting off the accelerator when OPD is off. If you want to force the pads and discs to to do some work you still can with OPD on.

In the main OPD means the car will not creep forward when you do not have your foot on the accelerator.

 

[fshuk1]

OPD does not stop you using the brake pedal and you still get the regen effect lifting off the accelerator when OPD is off. If you want to force the pads and discs to to do some work you still can with OPD on.

In the main OPD means the car will not creep forward when you do not have your foot on the accelerator.

Have to disagree with you there Anon. When I was driving the Leaf you get to figure out quite well when to take your foot off the accelerator for the car to stop where you want it too. That is what I meant by saying if I use it I will use the brake much less or not at all for days.

Kers3 gives you the regen you want (not sure if it is less than OPD or not) but you then use the brake to stop the car often. Don't want to get into a long discussion . Just thought I voice my thoughts.

 

[MEH]

My Trophy makes far more use use of the brakes in OPD mode than the regen can ever supply, I suggest you look for a car with no regen if you want to stop the discs corroding

 

[decrep]

I drive OPD most of the time, (when I remember to turn it on), but my wife refuses to use it, so I guess, the brakes get enough use to keep the discs shiny.

 

[Anon70]

Have to disagree with you there Anon. When I was driving the Leaf you get to figure out quiet well when to take your foot off the accelerator for the car to stop where you want it too. That is what I meant by saying if I use it I will use the brake much less or not at all for days.

Kers3 gives you the regen you want (not sure if it is less than OPD or not) but you then use the brake to stop the car often. Don't want to get into a long discussion . Just thought I voice my thoughts.

I agree OPD certainly does let do everything you need from the one pedal but it does not stop you also using the brake pedal as well. Certainly at higher, motorway speeds you would have time to use both and clean discs with some pad friction.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

That's why mine has stayed in the default level 3 from new, one less thing to adjust at start up.

I can still use it very much like OPD, but also use the brakes and clean up the discs when I feel like it.

In level 3 it is very easy to not use the brakes at all If I want.

It's a good job MG gave us a choice so we can all drive the car exactly as we choose.

 

[decrep]

In level 3 it is very easy to not use the brakes at all If I want.

It's a good job MG gave us a choice so we can all drive the car exactly as we choose.

How do you do that?? With foot completely off accelerator, it's still driving forward. unless you put it in N and hit the park brake perhaps?

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

It is very easy to judge when to take pressure off the accelerator and glide to the turn, junction or whatever on the regen.

There's plenty enough braking force in level 3 to act like OPD Lite. (At normal road speeds)

All my opinion of course.

I learnt to use the car from the get-go, with the default settings, and as it happens, its the way I prefer to drive the car 99% of the time.

 

[JonnyG]

It's a good job MG gave us a choice so we can all drive the car exactly as we choose.

Yep ... which also means we can choose what to use for each type of journey. Personally I use OPD on local urban / suburban drives with lots of give ways etc. but on longer trips on motorway I'll choose a lower regen.

 

[decrep]

Above about 5mph one drive and level 3 are very similar, no worries driving without the brake in either, but the difference is when you actually want to stop.

but on longer trips on motorway I'll choose a lower regen.

So why? I have no trouble with OPD on long highway journeys. But I guess it doesn't get much use, it wouldn't really matter what you use until you hit suburbia.

 

[siteguru]

So why? I have no trouble with OPD on long highway journeys. But I guess it doesn't get much use, it wouldn't really matter what you use until you hit suburbia.

On faster roads where you may be going on/off throttle regularly, if you don't want to retain constant pressure on the accelerator (i.e. not fully lifting off to regulate speed) then a low regen helps maintain momentum. (You never recover through regen the power required to get back up to speed, so if you can reduce the speed loss then you require less power to recover that speed).

 

[JonnyG]

............So why? I have no trouble with OPD on long highway journeys. But I guess it doesn't get much use, it wouldn't really matter what you use until you hit suburbia.

I guess it just suits me better personally as a driver on motorway trips at higher speeds. If I see that I need to slow down for something ahead (slower traffic, HGV about to pullout etc) I prefer to lift off a bit (or a lot ) and slow down gradually under the cars momentum. Just a personal preference I guess after many years of motorway driving but I find this better with a low regen mode. The good thing is we all have a choice ?

 

[Bam Bam]

I guess it just suits me better personally as a driver on motorway trips at higher speeds. If I see that I need to slow down for something ahead (slower traffic, HGV about to pullout etc) I prefer to lift off a bit (or a lot ) and slow down gradually under the cars momentum. Just a personal preference I guess after many years of motorway driving but I find this better with a low regen mode. The good thing is we all have a choice ?

I've found the adaptive cruise control fantastic.

It means I keep the regen on 3 all the time but don't really use it on the dual carriageway or faster roads.

Set a speed and if you decide you want to overtake or 'tuck in' or whatever you just adjust the speed in 5mph increments accordingly. (You can also adjust in single miles but that is more fiddly.) You can even press the accelerator if you want a rapid overtake without coming off the ACC.

So I find the ACC pretty flexible really.

Plus it effortlessly sticks to the speed whether going uphill or downhill, whereas I was probably always slowing down and speeding up in the old petrol car when not paying enough attention to adjust the power accordingly.

ACC is one of my favourite features of the car!

 

[siteguru]

you just adjust the speed in 5mph increments accordingly. (You can also adjust in single miles but that is more fiddly.) You can even press the accelerator if you want a rapid overtake without coming off the ACC.

You're missing the latest update, which changes single tap to 1mph and tap+hold to 5 mph increments ... far easier to manage. Plus the latest update removes the slowing down on gentle, sweeping bends.

 

[decrep]

Guess our highways have less speed variation, 110 km/hr all the way