REGENERATIVE BRAKING

[Markii56]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like OP is referring to "one-pedal driving," where releasing the accelerator is akin to stepping on the brake pedal. I've only ever experienced it once, when I test-drove a Chevy Bolt. I personally didn't care for it; I assumed at the time it's a feature only on true EVs.

This Maverick is my third hybrid, and I drove far more than that when I was working at the dealership. I drove a number of Prius (plural being... Pree-eye?), all base models, and the "grabbing" varied on all of them. It seems all vehicles with regenerative braking have at least some level of "grabbiness" to the braking system. Other than that Bolt, I've quickly adjusted to all of them.

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[rivermaverick]

Teslas light their brake lights when they go into regen. You don't have to touch the brake pedal at all. There's no reason Ford can't do the same.

Even Formula 1 cars flash their 'rain' lights when in regen mode to warn following drivers they may be slowing, they don't have brake lights because braking points are predictable.

 

[shadow76]

People who have never driven a hybrid need to understand: When you press the break pedal it is almost always doing regenerative breaking until the very end or unless you press the pedal down really hard. Most of this conversation is about how the car behaves when you lift your foot off of the gas.

Aside from the gas savings, hybrids are great for your break pads. My wife's first Prius got well over 90K miles on its first set of pads and her current Prius is on its original brakes at 60K and going strong.

My Prius is still on the original brake pads at 130k with over 50% of life (est) remaining. Moving the shift lever into ‘B’ mode as appropriate is mainly responsible.

 

[The Real Maverick]

Ford Escape brake pads:
200,000 miles

Wonder if the Maverick will be comparable. Good chance, yes.

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