> You don't recover meaningful energy by regenerating vs. coasting over the same distance.
In fact, you lose net energy if you regeneratively break and then accelerate (vs just coasting) because it's only 80% efficient. So if the "default" position of the pedal is to be braking, rather than coasting, I naively expect it to induce more braking followed by more acceleration, wasting net energy.
Your expectation isn't true for the way I drive, at least. With one pedal driving, you don't really know if you're accelerating or braking, unless you're braking enough that your foot lifts from the pedal... or you look at the dashboard. I find that when traffic is heavy, I spend a lot of time slightly accelerating and slightly braking, while keeping the distance between my car and the one in front of me.
> You don't recover meaningful energy by regenerating vs. coasting over the same distance.
In fact, you lose net energy if you regeneratively break and then accelerate (vs just coasting) because it's only 80% efficient. So if the "default" position of the pedal is to be braking, rather than coasting, I naively expect it to induce more braking followed by more acceleration, wasting net energy.