Unexpected benefit of the Buzz's insistence on moving 2mph when no pedals pressed
Found an unexpected benefit of the Buzz insisting on going 2mph when neither the brake nor accelerator pedals are pressed, versus what a standard gas vehicle would do. Anyone else finding this useful?
We have a short, steep curb cut to get into our garage which opens directly to the sidewalk. I always back into the garage for visibility reasons. It's a challenge to accelerate enough climb the curb cut without the emergency braking kicking in as soon as I'm over it, because the garage is so tight and I can't have my foot on both the brake and accelerator at the same time. There's also a point where if I stop, then hit the accelerator while in reverse, the wheels slip - it's smooth concrete, and due to the angle, more of the weight is over the front at that point.
However, if I put the Buzz in reverse and take my foot off the pedals, it gently adds power until it gets over the curb cut with no sudden acceleration (although it does rock forward and back a few times before it applies enough power), plus I can keep my foot lightly on the brake.
A gasoline vehicle in that situation requires a harder-to-control push on the gas pedal to get over the curb cut.
Posted May 5, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC