Everything You Need To Know About Regenerative Braking | TESLA 101

Welcome to our Tesla 101 Tips & Tutorial video series, where we dive into everything nook and cranny to enhance your Tesla ownership experience. Brief tutorial on the regenerative braking system in your Tesla and the best settings to use.
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[@robertp2116]

Your regenerative braking explanation was very clear and to the point. I'm waiting to buy a new Highland model 3, and this video was very useful since it will be my first EV.

[@northerntesla]

That’s awesome. Are you waiting in North America?

[@Damonbird775]

The braking in a tesla or any car that has regenerative braking is extremely odd at first. Goes against all your instincts to simply ease off the gas instead of yanking foot off gas and onto brake. At first, you will get a lot of those forward lunges when you instinctively pull your foot off but you will get used to it. After a week or so, you realize just how much safer they are.

[@northerntesla]

One pedal driving is much smoother

[@julimuska1]

It took me 10 min to adapt after 25 years of normal breaking 🤣

[@beepbop6697]

Thanks for the informative video. My opinion is that Tesla-style regen braking is dumb. Toyota does it right: foot off the accelerator and you coast (like every ICE automatic car ever sold) -- gradually slowing from rolling friction forces. Regen braking starts with light brake pedal force. You get more regen braking with more brake pedal force. Once you exceed regen braking deceleration capabilities the physical brake pads starts to engage with the brake rotors. From a driver's perspective: nothing changes from traditional cars. With Tesla: you have to learn to drive "their way", no coasting for you. Efficiency wise: it is more efficient to coast than it is to put energy into the motor, and then hope to recoup 60-70% back out with Tesla regen braking. More energy transfers are needed with the Tesla, and every energy transfer incurs loss of energy. Tesla-style regen braking requires more energy transfers than typical (ie: Toyota-style) EV/hybrid that has the capability to coast.

[@GizmoMaltese]

I never understood why they didn't impliment it the way you explained. The regen would kick in when you pressed the brake and if you pushed down hard on the brake it would go to actual brakes. At least that should have been an option.

[@beepbop6697]

@@GizmoMaltese Elon's "change for change sake", similar to Tesla not having turn signal and headlight stalks, iPad in the center without an actual dashboard in front of the driver, no knobs or dials to control radio, air-conditioning, etc -- everything done through the iPad display in the center of the car.

[@GizmoMaltese]

@@beepbop6697 I just got a Model Y P today. You can control almost anything using voice controls. It works really well. I say "Set temperature to 68 degrees" and it does that. Also, if you press down on the left scroll wheel, it brings up a quick menu that you can scroll and access anything. I'm in the honeymoon phase so maybe I'll feel differently later.

[@northerntesla]

As soon as you take your foot off the pedal, there is no more energy being put into the motor. You are recouping energy with the regen braking. Most people can easily adapt within a few drives to properly feather off the pedal to get your “coasting” effect.

[@gregsullivan7408]

Yep - I'd much prefer the Toyota way too. I'm a chauffeur, and got to drive my friend's Model Y - I absolutely hate one-pedal driving. I am in stunned disbelief that there is no OPTION to have it behave in the Toyota manner! By all means include one-pedal mode, but why no option for progressive regen/standard two-pedal driving? Has Toyota patented this or something?

[@BiotchProductions]

I was literally seconds away from signing my name on the dotted line when I found out that they removed the option to turn the regenerative braking from low to standard on all the 2024 Tesla models. Now it's on 100% of the time turning the vehicle into a virtually one pedal car. I'm sorry, but I can't drive a car where I'm not 100% in control.

[@northerntesla]

How are you not in control? You want to go fast? Press down on the accelerator. Want to slow down? Let go of the accelerator. Want to slow down even more? Press the brake pedal. Easy peasy.

[@BiotchProductions]

@northerntesla Although I get your logic, I don't like that when I take my foot off the gas, it breaks REALLY hard all by itself. There used to be an option to lower the regenerative braking's sensitivity in 2023 and earlier models. As of January 2024, Tesla has since removed this option, keeping the sensitivity at its maximum in order to better its overall EPA range. This is incredibly dangerous driving in Southern California. Mostly because people tailgate out here like crazy. There's a chance that as soon as I take my foot off the gas, the car will start breaking super hard all on its own. This may cause some tailgating asshole to rear-end me, and then I own a vehicle with a crash history ruining its resale value. After doing some research, I've learned that this has already been happening to numerous Tesla owners all over the world, not just in my area. Call me old school, but I will only drive a vehicle that I have 100% control over. That includes breaking, accelerating, changing lanes, etc. It's decisions like this that led to Tesla going down 15% in sales worldwide compared to last year, which led to Tesla laying off 10% of their employees. I really hope Tesla updates their vehicles in the near future so that we can change the sensitivity of regenerative braking again because I really want to own one.

[@northerntesla]

@@BiotchProductionsif you feather off the pedal, the car will not slam on the brakes. It takes getting used to but for most people it’s a few days.

[@BiotchProductions]

@northerntesla Once again, if I don't have the option to have 100% control in the vehicle I'm spending $40,000+ on, then I won't buy that car. I'll buy the Blazer EV, Equinox EV, or Ionic 5/EV6 since they have both a similar EPA Range and give me the control I want/need. I'll buy Tesla in the future, assuming they fix this issue.

[@northerntesla]

@@BiotchProductionsif you don’t own a Tesla then how do you know it brakes really hard on regen?

[@EpsilonAD]

Does regen breaking work by itself on cruise control?

[@northerntesla]

Yes

[@EpsilonAD]

@@northerntesla thanks for responding. That is useful to know.

[@kawaiicatlover]

What model are you driving? I test drove the Model Y this weekend and they didn’t have a setting to change the regenerative breaking from standard to low. They didn’t have the creep setting available either. It was a lot since I had never test drove a Tesla before. I didn’t realize to ask about why they didn’t have either of these settings until after I started doing my own research online. Wondering if it was because it was a demo car… or does the model Y not allow owners to change the settings?

[@northerntesla]

Shortly after this video a software update removed those settings. Most likely cause tesla wants you to maximize range.

[@northerntesla]

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[@JLEXUS]

Bruh… Out of all the videos to watch THIS is the VIDEO I NEEDED! picked up my MY 2024 LR today and lemme tell ya… that regen was in standard: first time user of regen braking and I DID NOT DEMO/TEST DRIVE A TESLA BEFORE. (my fault - lol) Thank you for this video! //end rant 😊

[@northerntesla]

Thats awesome!

[@turtlerockfire3664]

I respect the out-takes! It shows how much you worked to get that great end product! Thanks.

[@northerntesla]

Thanks!

[@marycelinefernando9810]

Is the brake tail light on when regenrative braking is on work?

[@northerntesla]

Yes

[@cubist12]

Test drove a Y this past weekend and the regen really is something you need to get used to. I was doing a lot of jerky driving because of it. :D However, one thing that differed from your video is that there was no option to adjust the regen braking in the car I drove. I also asked the salesman when I got back and he just basically told me that it's something you get used to quickly and there was no adjustment option. Is that something new, something unique to the Y, or what? I think I had heard of 'one pedal driving' in the past, but didn't apply it to my test drive experience. Now I kind of understand why it would be a helpful way of thinking about it when learning to drive a Tesla.

[@northerntesla]

They removed the option last year to increase range. It is pretty easy to get used to it, after a week or so you’ll be smooth.

[@nickd8288]

My wife has the Mazda MX-30 with a tiny 190 km range. It's ok for her since she doesn't do a lot a mileage and it was more affordable than a Tesla. I do drive it on occasion and there's 3 things I absolutely love about her MX-30 over my Model Y: 1. better handling, 2. HUD (Heads Up Display on the windshield) and 3. Control of 5 levels of regen braking with the paddles. I find that when you're used to driving an EV and are aware of the physics of momemtum involved it's a lot more efficient to have control over the regen braking especially when coasting on the highway. Just slightly lowering your speed just by taking your foot off the accelerator with regen off is priceless. You just slow down like a regular ICE car. And you don't have to waste additional energy reaccelerating if you had too much regen on or no control over it. And HUD... Lets just say that when you've had it you really miss it on cars that don't have it 😜

[@northerntesla]

With the paddle regen, do you use it essentially like a brake pedal. I tried it once on another vehicle and found it strange.

[@nickd8288]

@@northerntesla Yes. Depending on how fast I want to slow down I click the left paddle and will have 5 levels of regen braking. When I want to accelerate I click the right paddle to completely turn off the resistance of regen. When you turn on the car you are by default in the mid regen (level 3). I don't know about the other manufacturers but with the Mazda MX-30 when you are at lvl 5 regen it's almost like the one-pedal driving of the Model Y. The car slows down by a lot when you let go of the accelerator. On the other hand when you're on the highway you can completely turn off regen (level 0) and if you need to slow down a bit you just need to let go of the accelerator and the car will just coast like a normal ICE car.

[@mosesdeinnocentiiscpa9994]

my lane change warning stopped working, I updated software and still does not work, how to fix

[@terrancecloverfield6791]

Its a shame for 2024 Model Y. They removed the Stopping Modes and regen option. If I knew Tesla was gonna do thai, I wouldve opted for an older model. HW4 isnt worth losing Creep Mode.

[@northerntesla]

This is a software update. All models are effected

[@kteare]

I have a new 2024 model 3 and I don’t see the brakes and steering menu with the regen control. Has it been moved?

[@northerntesla]

The steering menu is now called Dynamics, but they’ve removed any options for regen braking.

[@montybhuller1377]

Regen on my Tesla models y long 2023 is running low even though I slow down way ahead the car still keeps moving after I release acceleration any advice how to increase regen braking or do I contact Tesla

[@northerntesla]

The only time the Regen levels would be reduced is if the battery is full or cold climates. Would either of those apply to your situation ?

[@a.t.cunningham4404]

What about the break pads themselves? Like you never actually told us what the kind of maintenance is

[@northerntesla]

Just clean them as I mentioned

[@redasharobim736]

Thank you! Quick question, about applying the regenerative when regenerative is limited, if I enable this option all the time, is it bad for the brakes? Or bad in general? The reason is that when I drive fast the regenerative is not as effective as applying or enabling regenerative

[@northerntesla]

It’s not bad, just means your brakes are going to get some use. If you’re driving fast youd have to use your brakes anyways. The setting is just there to keep one pedal driving if that’s youre preference.

[@pouyajavadi1751]

I was at a Tesla dealer recently and the salesman told me that they don’t have the low setting on regenerative breaks anymore as opposed to older models. Is that true?

[@northerntesla]

This is true. It was removed via software update.

[@FreePatek]

So if you are going 60 miles an hour and see a red light ahead the car will come to a slow stop before it reaches the intersection? Is there a sensor that makes sure the car fully brakes before a vehicle or intersection or do you sometimes have to use the brakes yourself?

[@northerntesla]

If you’re on autopilot or have FSD the car will brake on its own ahead of vehicles or red lights. When driving manually, you have to judge it yourself. Kinda like coasting in a gas car. You’ll eventually get the hang of when to let off the accelerator to come to a stop in time. And you can always use the brakes if needed.

[@RobertKeenanComp-U-Right]

I wish to know when using regen braking, does brake lights activate?

[@fergyspoolshots]

Yes the brake lights activate when using regen braking depending how quickly the car is slowing down. It’s works very accurately with the brake lights to let other drivers know how quickly you are slowing down. Test drive one and you’ll see the rear view window brake light in the rear view mirror as it is activated.

[@northerntesla]

Yes they do

[@Jimbo0o617]

I’m picking up a Tesla and have to drive on a busy route and have slight driving anxiety. Nervous that something is going to happen. I wasn’t able to have the time to test drive due to switching my configuration from white to black interior and the car was available in a few days. Any tips? Definitely don’t want an accident so soon 😬

[@northerntesla]

Try to feather the accelerator as much as possible. You’ll quickly get the feel for it.

[@Jimbo0o617]

@@northerntesla thanks! Picked it up and drove almost 20 miles. Was intimidating in congestion and slight traffic. Now that I’m home - going to drive it around town to get the feel. It really is a steep learning curve + I need to return my ICE suv so nervous about needing to differentiate between the two but car is so beautiful omg

[@MapleMejren]

Bro faster im driving the thing right now

[@booger65man]

Pretty soon everybody and their brother is going to try to monetize videos on how to tie your shoes

[@northerntesla]

Kids need to learn how to tie shoes

[@jigs8437]

I dont see that option of low and standard regenerative braking in my control settings

[@northerntesla]

It was removed in a recent software update

[@latingringo89]

Drove a tesla model x for the first time today being my first ever EV... I HATED the regen breaking and wish I could turn it off. Im so scared Im going to get rear ended or depend too much on the regen breaking that I hit the car in front of me... my question is, does the car use technology to stop me from rearending another car when regen breaking at a stoplight? Do the cameras kick in or something?...

[@northerntesla]

Yes, if you’re using autopilot it will stop for a vehicle in front of you. To get used to regen, you can change the setting to chill till you get used to it. It takes a bit of time but eventually you’ll get smoother with it.

[@latingringo89]

@@northerntesla but what if I don’t have on autopilot? If I let go of the accelerator and anticipate the car to slow down faster then it actually does, will a collision warning happen and stop me from hitting the car in front?

[@northerntesla]

The forward collision warning system should engage as it would detect an imminent condition regardless of regen ir accelerator engagement. I wouldn’t rely on it though and hit the brakes if you’re in that situation.

[@misterbean5010]

Thanks so much for your video!! Really loved the explanation of the science behind regen breaking and the comparison with normal ICE cars. Great work 😃🙏

[@northerntesla]

Thanks!

[@YuGiOhDuelChannel]

Test drove a Tesla, the regen braking/one pedal driving was 100% a deal breaker. The car ask you to change to many standard things, its just too foreign. So porlarizing, the car feels love hate, no idea how Tesla plans to corner the marker with such a divisive driving experience....🤦‍♂️

[@northerntesla]

It takes some getting used to but for most people within a few days they are pretty smooth with one pedal drive.

[@YuGiOhDuelChannel]

@northerntesla Yeah, but that is a strange marketing style, give the buyer a major transformation to the standard driving experience and just "hope" they get used to it after some days? That is a big ask for something that cost so much as buying a new car.

[@northerntesla]

It was a pretty big ask of Apple when they came out with a smartphone touchscreen but people adapted. Or just like when they came out with a tiny device that holds thousands of CDs.

[@YuGiOhDuelChannel]

@northerntesla I think those are very very different things, I do not see at all how one-pedal driving is a revolutionary improvement to our lives, it is just a different way of driving, maybe like phycial buttons on a phone to gestures, a change that may, or may not, even be an improvement. The iPhone and mp3 were radical improvements to peoples lives, not just radical changes to their lives. And phones or mp3 are not even in the same stratosphere of price to risk factor.

[@flowergatcha]

My problem is I think people would think I’m brake checking them and get mad and think I’m doing on purpose but in reality I’m just letting off the gas’

[@northerntesla]

As long as you feather off anyone behind you won’t notice. And the brake light does go on when Regen is applied

[@RD-yv4cc]

all regen braking options have been banned for all new models, for efficiency optimisation seemly.

[@InfinityAMR]

Test drove a 2024 Tesla Model Y, and enjoyed it. First time drove a Tesla. Regen breaking was a bit weird at first but I got used to it. I might just keep it on low if I buy it. Too harsh otherwise. Also drove a Model 3 2024 which I preferred for braking. Wasn't as harsh at all even in standard mode ! Can't wait for the Model Y update , because I prefer the space

[@northerntesla]

Might be a little while for the Model Y update. I’d say 2025 at some point

[@InfinityAMR]

Im ok with 2023 Y , its fine for me. Model 3 PCP rates are too high anyway as its a new model , thanks for your reply , cheers ​@northerntesla

[@northerntesla]

Once you've driven an EV for some time you'll get smoother on the pedal and be really accustomed to one pedal driving, you won't even feel it anymore. Also don't forget to use a referral code to get 3 months free FSD if you do decide to order.

[@lovefaith1714]

Wow thanx i thought Full Self Driving was how the car was made i didn't know it was an xtra $15,000! debating on buying a Model Y & that feature sold it now I'm unsold again in trading my '19 Lexus RX that can brake accelerate & steer on its own without the charging anxiety BUT THIS VIDEO ON INCREASING RANGE HELPS SELL IT

[@sunnysider6350]

The new 2024 Model 3 do not have a standard /low regen setting. It is set at standard. I think the older models (e.g. 2019..) have the low setting option in the menu.

[@steveglover8856]

My regenerative braking disappeared from my screen options but it still works. Now I can’t turn it off if I am on an icy road. Any suggestions?thx

[@northerntesla]

Looks like they removed it due to the new EPA standards which made them lower the range estimates of the fleet. By removing the low option for regen braking they can ensure the maximum efficiency

[@pegefounder]

I found this by “tesla y limited recuperation”. Driving down from Gaisberg near Salzburg starting at 1320 m, I get a “limited reg breaking” symbol at 1050 m and at 15% downhill, my Tesla Y can not hold 50 km/h by regenerative breaking.

[@northerntesla]

What is your charge status at the time. Sometimes Regen is limited due to certain factors.

[@pegefounder]

@@northerntesla Was 68% as I started at 1320. It increased all the way down to 420 m to 74%. So for every 150 m height difference, 1% more charge at an Y SR RWD.

[@ryanrowat6640]

Tesla recommends 2024 MYRWD with LFP batteries to charge to 100% where does the regen current go and won't it wear brakes faster if i do that? The rationalle is to calebrate the range but i would rather wear brakes less. Hard to find this info.

[@northerntesla]

When you’re at 100 you’ll see a message that says regenerative braking limited. Meaning the effect of Regen braking will be reduced and you’ll find yourself coasting more like a gas car and will have to apply the actual brakes.

[@DeaneTetley]

Thanks for the video I love the one foot driving. Can you tell me if I use the brake pedal does it also provide regeneration?

[@northerntesla]

Thanks for the compliment. Using the brake pedal will activate the traditional braking system and not apply regenerative.

[@DeaneTetley]

@@northerntesla Thanks, do you know why Tesla don't have some regeneration from gentle breaking? Do they want to encourage one foot driving?

[@northerntesla]

Seems to be as a result of the new EPA testing guidelines. Tesla prob wants to maximize range estimates.

[@Alesster101]

I picked mine up a week ago not knowing that the option to coast is gone which is what I like doing before I break. But it didn’t take long at all to get accustomed to the regenerative breaking after messing around in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes while not having test driven before. I actually like it more. I’ve only engaged my break pedal 3 times in the past week. You just lightly release the speed pedal to the situation you are in or remove your foot completely from it to come to a harder but gentle stop.

[@northerntesla]

Crazy how that works! It’s so much easier and your brakes will last so much longer!

[@roberto.gallegos]

Can you not turn it off completely.

[@northerntesla]

You can with this… kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWLMpKugqreCn7s

[@roberto.gallegos]

@@northerntesla so there no way to do it natively is what your saying

[@BogeyTheBear]

00:58 'Celerity' is an old-timey word for 'speed' so you accelerate to increase celerity and decelerate to decrease it.

[@northerntesla]

lol thanks

[@thepreacher3694]

People that want new tesla models dont really want to drive their car...

[@northerntesla]

What do you mean?

[@solomondhandu617]

Can you turn off regenerative braking in 2023 Model Y?

[@northerntesla]

No you cannot

[@nahushpatel5048]

how do i turn off regen braking on my car tesla model y 2024

[@northerntesla]

You can’t. However there is a workaround that I’ll show in an upcoming video. Stay tuned!

[@nahushpatel5048]

​@@northerntesla how long till video comes out i need it badly :)

[@nahushpatel5048]

still waiting

[@angelsl2271]

I have to make a comment here. I really appreciate that you make informative videos that are very useful. However, you talk too fast in my opinion, and that would be OK, except that you don’t enunciate your words clearly… so that it sounds like all the words are running together and I can’t understand what you’re saying. To make things worse you have that music going in the background which is not entertaining and does not add anything at all to your presentation, it is also too loud, and I have to struggle to try to hear what you’re saying over that ridiculous sounding music…It only adds to the problem that I already can’t hear you well and I’m already struggling to understand what you’re saying because you are talking so fast and you’re not pronouncing your words clearly. I don’t mean to be hypercritical, I’m just saying for your future videos you might keep this in mind so that your audience might better understand and benefit from the very useful material that you’re trying to share and educate folks about.

[@bestman7776]

Lower the playback speed

[@northerntesla]

Thanks for the feedback. I think I’ll definitely drop the music and work on slowing things down.

[@tjp1451]

OMG Princess…. 🙄

[@axetrades8584]

At what temperature is it normal for regen to be limited?

[@northerntesla]

It starts to be decrease at below 10C or 50F, depending how long the car has been sitting in the cold

[@josephinesetyadi9060]

Can you show us how to do self parking?

[@northerntesla]

Sure, I'll start working on that

[@josephinesetyadi9060]

@@northerntesla I would appreciate that. I don't even know where to begin!! What to look for!! Thank you.

[@northerntesla]

Do you have Full Self Driving package and do you have ultrasonic sensors in your car?@@josephinesetyadi9060

[@bobthebuilder7453]

Great video man!

[@northerntesla]

Appreciate it!