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Over time you can never get more energy from braking than you spent accelerating. A larger battery won’t do you any good if charged by regeneration unless you’
by MBCook 3y ago
Over time you can never get more energy from braking than you spent accelerating.
A larger battery won’t do you any good if charged by regeneration unless you’re somehow always driving down a big hill.
There’s a reason hybrids like the non-PHEV Prius models have tiny batteries.
- omgwtfbyobbq 3y agoIt helps a fair bit. The regen in my first Gen Insight is worse than in my second Gen Prius, which is worse than the regen in my first Gen plug-in Prius, which is worse than my Model 3. At some point, the extra weight cannot be offset by more/better Regen and better fuel efficiency on gas where applicable, but going from a few kWh hybrid to a 10-20 kWh hybrid will usually be a net positive even with additional weight, all other things being equal.