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Right - almost every other EV maker has managed to integrate regen onto the brake pedal. The 2015 Leaf was only noticeable in the transition early on, but it smoothed out after a few thousand miles. All the other EV's I have driven are virtually seamless - e-Golf (excellent), Bolt EV, Leaf, i MiEV (not great brakes) - roughly in order of quality.
The i3 has (by far) the best 1-pedal driving, so I don't think it has regen on the brake pedal; but I could be wrong.
I have driven both a 2nd gen and 3rd gen Prius, and the 2nd gen had noticeable transition, but the 3rd gen was fine.
Batteries only are 100% full briefly. The Bolt EV has an option, called Hilltop Reserve, that stops charging at about 85% full, so that you always have "normal" regen. That could easily be 95% or 98% and it would still do this, for everybody except if you live at the top of a mountain.
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