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I have a Prius that i drive daily so I can add a few more points: - Engine shuts off a lot during normal gentle driving. - The air conditioning compressor is

by 2sk21 10y ago

I have a Prius that i drive daily so I can add a few more points: - Engine shuts off a lot during normal gentle driving. - The air conditioning compressor is electrically driven and only come on as necessary - Regenerative braking reduces wear on brakes. I am still on original brakes after 72000 miles.

riprowan 10y ago
> Regenerative braking reduces wear on brakes. I am still on original brakes after 72000 miles. Wut.
- rcthompson 10y ago
  My understanding is that the process of converting kinetic energy back to some form of potential energy in a regenerative braking system doesn't actually employ the brake pads at all. So the brake pads are only used when the driver pushes the brake pedal past the maximum capacity of the regenerative braking system. Depending on driving conditions, and especially if the driver maintains a proper following distance, this could be fairly rare.