This is mostly personal preference. I’d preferentially have auto-regenerative-braking entirely disabled - I’ve already internalized a driving style with efficient coasting where auto-regen wastes more energy.
Also, for every one of us coasting drivers there are many, many, many others that accelerate all the way to the light and slam on the breaks. I see it constantly and remember because it almost always slows down traffic.
Overall, however, regenerative braking probably is better given the conditions don't always allow for this game.
Not regen braking per se, but the lack of ability to coast. Often it's optimally efficient to coast without any acceleration or braking before you brake.
i.e. Braking turns your kinetic energy into heat energy. Regenerative braking brings that penalty down by a lot (70%, or whatever), but efficiency-wise, you're still best off to minimize braking. (Insofar as minimizing braking isn't offset by travelling at a less efficient speed.)
To be clear, I'm not opposed to regenerative braking - I just don't like single-pedal driving.
For sure! I basically went directly from manual transmission to EV, so I was already accustomed to using the drivetrain to slow the vehicle when not accelerating. For me, one-pedal EV driving feels like a natural progression from the manual lifestyle.