> Regenerative braking wastes more energy? Not regen braking per se, but the lack of ability to coast. Often it's optimally efficient to coast without any acce

> Regenerative braking wastes more energy? Not regen braking per se, but the lack of ability to coast. Often it's optimally efficient to coast without any acceleration or braking before you brake. i.e. Braking turns your kinetic energy into heat energy. Regenerative braking brings that penalty down by a lot (70%, or whatever), but efficiency-wise, you're still best off to minimize braking. (Insofar as minimizing braking isn't offset by travelling at a less efficient speed.) To be clear, I'm not opposed to regenerative braking - I just don't like single-pedal driving.