Glossary / General

one pedal driving

50 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

One pedal driving means you can control the car's speed using just the gas pedal. When you take your foot off the gas, the car slows down by itself.

Technical Definition

One pedal driving is a feature commonly found in electric vehicles (EVs) that allows the driver to accelerate and decelerate using only the accelerator pedal. When the driver lifts off the accelerator, the car automatically slows down, often using regenerative braking.

Hear It Discussed

"Now with EVs, they're used to just one pedal. They don't even remember how"
975: Left Foot Braking Standard, Nobody Shares Your Taste, An Actual Dipstick Everyday Driver Car Debate 29:13

"I really do not like the lack of one-pedal driving. Although maybe there's an option there."
Do Young People Like Cars Anymore? — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 238 The Carmudgeon Show 07:55

"The one pedal driving was kind of weird you operate EVs far often more often than I do so one pedal Had it in high region essentially high high whatever one pedal aggressive"
Singer* DLS Drive; Volvo E30 Review; Wesley Snipes; Q&A The Smoking Tire 25:07