XPsionic
Member
Just drove 3000 miles from LA through Utah to Denver and back with huge elevation changes, experienced a few different "regen limited" scenarios. How it seems to work is a combination of 3 factors all mixed in together. 1. Current battery % 2. Pack temperature 3. Time spent regenerating recently
1. If battery % is above 60% then it'll be possible to see "regen limited" when pack temp is low and/or if you've been going down a long hill. At 100% battery you'll not get any regen at all. At 90% battery you'll get maybe one round of 70mph-0mph regen before it temporary becomes limited for a minute or two.
2. If it's cold out you'll always get "regen limited" especially if you don't precondition.
3. If you're going down a lot in elevation you'll initially get full regen, then it'll start to become limited after something like 1000-1500 ft elevation loss. This is very much dependent on battery % and how steep the hill is. Below 60% with a warmed pack the car seem to be able to regen without any limits, above 60%, even with a warmed pack, especially at above 80%, regen will only last a few minutes before being limited.
TLDR: If you want full regen all the time and you don't need max range for your car, try keeping battery to below 60% and precondition before you set off in the morning.
1. If battery % is above 60% then it'll be possible to see "regen limited" when pack temp is low and/or if you've been going down a long hill. At 100% battery you'll not get any regen at all. At 90% battery you'll get maybe one round of 70mph-0mph regen before it temporary becomes limited for a minute or two.
2. If it's cold out you'll always get "regen limited" especially if you don't precondition.
3. If you're going down a lot in elevation you'll initially get full regen, then it'll start to become limited after something like 1000-1500 ft elevation loss. This is very much dependent on battery % and how steep the hill is. Below 60% with a warmed pack the car seem to be able to regen without any limits, above 60%, even with a warmed pack, especially at above 80%, regen will only last a few minutes before being limited.
TLDR: If you want full regen all the time and you don't need max range for your car, try keeping battery to below 60% and precondition before you set off in the morning.