Not to a Yorkshireman - saves pounds on brake pads 😁
There are many different concepts with EVs, two extremes being with the aforesaid MG5 and the BMW i3.
On the former, take your foot off the brake and the car moves (think conventional Auto Transmission) whilst on the latter the car stays still until you depress the accelerator.
On a different note some EVs don't cut motor power when the (foot)brake is applied when stationary thus potentially leading to motor overheat events.
That said, I do wonder why manufacturers bother fitting handbrakes to UK cars these days as it seems most drivers seem to sit with their foot on the brake, without giving a flying f*ck thought about the driver behind that is being dazzled. No doubt the clutch will be help depressed where the vehicle requires it too.
Not a lot of car sympathy there then - ah, but wait, it doesn't nmatter cos it's probably leased.....
#rantover.