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You should factor in regenerative braking of EVs, which is lost as heat for fossils vehicles.
by varjag 6y ago
You should factor in regenerative braking of EVs, which is lost as heat for fossils vehicles.
- petre 6y agoOne can't really charge a battery with power spikes from randomly hitting the brakes. Only part of the braking energy is recoverable, for example when braking to reduce speed while descending a long slope. Braking strategy should also be different in this case: similar to engine braking in regular vehicles. Since most EVs rarely have a multi speed gearbox, regenerative braking should be built into the brake pedal.
- NeutronStar 6y agoRegenerative braking is built into releasing the gas pedal.
- varjag 6y agoIn practice it works fine on all EVs I driven. Doesn't take much getting used to.
- rootusrootus 6y agoI'd wager there are far more fossil fuel vehicles on the road with regenerative braking than there are EVs.
- varjag 6y agoIntrigued, how would that work?
- organsnyder 6y agoI think OP is referring to hybrid ICE vehicles.
- bluGill 6y agoNot very much when you are on the freeway.
- varjag 6y agoI guess if you never ever use brakes it has no advantage.