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> They should add some “brake cleaning” mode Also known as breaking. You could just do that once in a while.

• whatevaa 1y ago
  Sure, gonna slam on brakes while in front of you. It's 2025 and hybrids have enough software to automate some non-hybrid braking action.
• topsecret 1y ago
  Yup, my Golf GTE is mostly used to fetch groceries, but every now and again I'll blast down a faster road and brake harder than just regen to keep the brakes themselves in good condition. It's almost second-nature at this point.
• dubbel 1y ago
  If you don't break hard enough, it might still be the recuperation doing its work. Car producers can and do resolve this, e.g. iirc Audis don't use recuperation for the first breaking of the day. That way you don't have to remember to use the no-recuperation/break cleaning mode or break unnecessarily hard every now and then.
  • roelschroeven 1y ago
    The manual recommends putting the car in neutral and then braking every once in a while to keep the brakes in good working order. Putting the car in neutral disables the recuperation and makes sure you really use the friction brakes. (When I say "the manual", I mean both the manual of my previous car which was a hybrid Toyota Auris, and my current car which is a fully electric Volvo XC40.)
• masklinn 1y ago
  Modern EVs tend to do blended braking (at least by default) in which case pressing the brake pedal gently will likely just do more regen braking. It’s only when you request more than regen braking can provide that physical brakes engage.
• throw0101d 1y ago
  *braking * https://www.dictionary.com/e/brake-vs-break/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/brake-vs-break/ The two words are: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophone