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> color me skeptical. Skeptical of what exactly? Even if the benefits of regenerative braking were zero, electric vehicles still make sense for delivery vans.
by ogre_codes 6y ago
> color me skeptical.
Skeptical of what exactly?
Even if the benefits of regenerative braking were zero, electric vehicles still make sense for delivery vans. They have known ranges, usually less than 100 miles and the reduction fuel and maintenance costs will be huge. This is why there is so much interest in the Tesla semi and other similar tech where regenerative braking has nearly little effect on milage because the vehicles aren't stopping often.
But existing driving data suggests there will be some non-zero effect on efficiency through regenerative braking so I'm not sure what the point here is.