Best EVs for motion sickness: where to turn regen down, model by model

EVs where you can switch one-pedal driving off

With one-pedal driving off, the car slows less when the driver lifts off, and the brake pedal does the stopping, closer to a familiar gas car.

• Polestar Polestar 2

  Gentlest option: Off. Where: One Pedal Drive, under Drive on the center display.

  Tap the car symbol on the center display, select Drive, then set One Pedal Drive to Low or Off. Standard is the factory default. Polestar says that with Off no braking power is applied and the car rolls freely when the driver lifts off.

  Source: Polestar 2 owner's manual (2022, US): One Pedal Drive

• Chevrolet Equinox EV

  Gentlest option: Off. Where: Drive & Park, in Vehicle Controls.

  On the center display, tap Vehicle Controls, then Drive & Park, and choose Off, On/Normal or High. Chevrolet describes Off as traditional two-pedal driving, similar to a gasoline vehicle. Some cars also show a One-Pedal Driving button on the center display for a one-tap switch.

  Source: Chevrolet quick start guide: One-Pedal Driving

• Chevrolet Bolt EUV

  Gentlest option: One-Pedal Driving off. Where: Button at the bottom of the shifter.

  One-Pedal Driving is a mode the driver turns on with the button at the bottom of the electronic shifter, so leaving it off is the gentler setup. The Bolt EUV has no L position. The Regen on Demand paddle on the back of the steering wheel adds slowing only when the driver pulls it.

  Source: GM TechLink: New and improved, the 2022 Bolt EUV and Bolt EV

• Ford Mustang Mach-E

  Gentlest option: 1-Pedal Drive off. Where: Controls, then Drive Modes, on the touchscreen.

  Tap the Controls icon in the upper-left corner of the touchscreen, which opens the Drive Modes menu, and switch 1-Pedal Drive off. Ford says 1-Pedal Drive can be chosen in every drive mode and greatly increases regenerative braking. Ford also describes its Whisper mode as having a lighter coasting deceleration response.

  Source: Ford support: What drive modes are available in the Mustang Mach-E?

EVs where you can step regen down

No single off switch, but the strength of the slowing has levels, and the lowest is gentle.

• Hyundai Ioniq 5

  Gentlest option: Level 0. Where: Right steering-wheel paddle.

  Each pull of the right paddle lowers regen by one level, and the left paddle raises it. Do not hold the right paddle: holding it for over a second switches the Smart Regeneration system on or off. If the car is switched off at level 0, it comes back at level 1, so check the level at the start of each drive.

  Sources: Hyundai owner's manual, Ioniq 5 (2025, US): using the regenerative braking system; Hyundai owner's manual, Ioniq 5 (2025, US): Smart Regeneration System on and off

• Kia EV6

  Gentlest option: Level 0. Where: Right steering-wheel paddle.

  Each pull of the right paddle lowers regen by one level, from 3 down to 0, and the left paddle raises it. Do not hold the right paddle: Kia's manual says holding it switches the automatic regen level change on or off. i-Pedal, the one-pedal mode, comes on only when the left paddle is pulled again at level 3.

  Sources: Kia owner's manual, EV6 (2024, US): Regenerative braking (Paddle shifter); Kia owner's manual, EV6 (2024, US): i-Pedal

• Kia EV9

  Gentlest option: Level 0. Where: Right steering-wheel paddle.

  Each pull of the right paddle lowers regen by one level, down to level 0, and the left paddle raises it. Kia's manual says the setting returns to level 1 when the car is restarted from level 0, so check the level at the start of each drive.

  Source: Kia owner's manual, EV9 (2026, US): Regenerative braking (Paddle shifter)

• BMW iX

  Gentlest option: Low, in D. Where: Recuperation setting in the iDrive menu.

  As BMW describes it, adaptive recuperation is the default in drive position D, and the driver can instead choose a high, medium or low setting in the iDrive menu. Position B switches to the highest setting, with a one-pedal feel, so Low in D is the gentlest choice.

  Source: BMW Group media information (2021): the first BMW iX

• Volkswagen ID.4

  Gentlest option: D, which mostly coasts. Where: Gear selector on the right of the steering column.

  Volkswagen says the ID.4 coasts in most cases in D when the driver lifts off. B, selected by twisting the gear selector forward twice from N, engages energy recuperation when coasting; Volkswagen's 2020 launch material put that slowing at up to about 0.13 g, short of a standstill. Stay in D for the gentlest ride.

  Sources: Volkswagen quick start guide, ID.4 (2026, US): Driving Modes; Volkswagen newsroom (2020): Brake or coast? The ID.4's intelligent energy recuperation concept

Teslas: it depends on the car

Which controls a Tesla has depends on the model, the build date and the market, so check your own car's menus.

• Tesla Model Y

  Gentlest option: Reduced deceleration, on the 2025 refresh. Where: Controls, then Dynamics.

  The Model Y refreshed for 2025 has a Deceleration setting under Dynamics with two options, Standard and Reduced; Reduced slows the car less when the driver lifts off. Earlier Model Y cars delivered from around mid 2020 have no regen strength choice. On US Model Y cars built after 1 January 2024, Hold is the only stopping mode.

  Sources: Not a Tesla App, 4 March 2025: Tesla's new Deceleration option; Electrek, 27 October 2020: Tesla removes the regenerative braking strength option in new cars; Drive Tesla Canada, January 2024: Creep and Roll removed from Model 3 and Model Y

• Tesla Model 3

  Gentlest option: No regen choice on cars delivered since mid 2020. Where: Acceleration, under Controls, then Dynamics.

  Tesla removed the choice of regen strength from new cars delivered from around mid 2020. What the driver can still lower is acceleration, under Controls, Dynamics, Acceleration. On US Model 3 cars built after 1 January 2024, Hold is the only stopping mode.

  Sources: Electrek, 27 October 2020: Tesla removes the regenerative braking strength option in new cars; Tesla Model 3 owner's manual: Acceleration Modes; Drive Tesla Canada, January 2024: Creep and Roll removed from Model 3 and Model Y

• Tesla Model S

  Gentlest option: No regen choice on cars delivered since mid 2020. Where: Chill acceleration, in a custom drive mode under Controls, then Dynamics.

  Tesla removed the choice of regen strength from new cars delivered from around mid 2020. Under Controls, Dynamics, a custom drive mode can set Acceleration to Chill, which Tesla's manual says limits acceleration for a slightly smoother and gentler ride. A gradual lift off the accelerator softens the slowing.

  Sources: Electrek, 27 October 2020: Tesla removes the regenerative braking strength option in new cars; Tesla Model S owner's manual: Drive Modes

• Tesla Model X

  Gentlest option: No regen choice on cars delivered since mid 2020. Where: Chill acceleration, in a custom drive mode under Controls, then Dynamics.

  Tesla removed the choice of regen strength from new cars delivered from around mid 2020. Under Controls, Dynamics, a custom drive mode can set Acceleration to Chill, which Tesla's manual says limits acceleration for a slightly smoother and gentler ride. A gradual lift off the accelerator softens the slowing.

  Sources: Electrek, 27 October 2020: Tesla removes the regenerative braking strength option in new cars; Tesla Model X owner's manual: Drive Modes

More on the brand: why Teslas make some passengers car sick.

Other EVs in our guide

• BMW i3
• Rivian R1S

These are left out of the table above because their regen controls were not confirmed against the maker's own documentation when the table was checked on 3 October 2026. Their pages cover what owners report.