mtndew1- The highest regen I've seen is
76 kW during hard braking, leading me to believe that under the correct circumstances the motor would be able to use its full
81 kW for regen.
In B mode the brake lights come on during moderately strong regen, which is strong enough to nearly bring the car to a stop. Not quite
i3/Tesla one-pedal driving, but very close. Brake blending is flawless, with none of the clunkiness of the Volt or the unevenness of the Leaf. You can totally drive the
Soul one-pedal right up until the last few MPH, when the car tapers the regen greatly. It may actually come to a complete stop but I've been working the brake pedal for the last 5 MPH or so. I'll have to play with it and see if I can get it to stop entirely without the brake. On the freeway, however, I virtually never use the brake pedal because of the strong regen (in B). The 76 kW was when I was on the brake pedal AND off-throttle regen in B mode, coming down an onramp from the freeway. Just wanted to make it clear that the car will not generate this kind of negative torque just from letting off the accelerator pedal.
I began the day at 93% SOC and ended at 65%, so I used 28% to drive 32.74 miles.