MasterC17
Active Member
Definitely not. The extra energy used to run the coolant pumps, oil pumps, fan, etc at full speed is quite a bit more than the tiny gain from the extra regen....and now that this thread is being resurrected, here is my question as a range miser, not race car driver:
Would I make up the added amount of battery regeneration in track mode for the extra battery drain the track mode is said to pull out?
If the net result is more range, due to higher current regeneration, why would I not stay in track mode all the time?
Keep in mind the extra regen would only ever help in situations where you would otherwise be forced to use the friction brakes.
Coasting in neutral is ultimately more efficient than regenerating energy and then accelerating again back up to speed because there are losses attributed with transferring the energy around.