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Can't seem to get a clear answer on this. The ability to win back energy during braking is one of the nicest feature of EVs of course. However, many cars spend a lot ot time getting stuck in stop and go traffic each day. Therefore my question.
See if you can fault my way of reasoning. During stop & go traffic, friction is already proportionately higher than when momentum has been built up during a steady speed (of let's say 50 mph).
Which is actually another way of saying that for instance during 10 miles of stop & go traffic, the amount of coasting meters is practically nothing... compared to having driven the same 10 miles with a steady speed of 50-60 mph.
If the amount of coasting meters is practically nothing, so can't regenerative braking yield much won back energy...
See if you can fault my way of reasoning. During stop & go traffic, friction is already proportionately higher than when momentum has been built up during a steady speed (of let's say 50 mph).
Which is actually another way of saying that for instance during 10 miles of stop & go traffic, the amount of coasting meters is practically nothing... compared to having driven the same 10 miles with a steady speed of 50-60 mph.
If the amount of coasting meters is practically nothing, so can't regenerative braking yield much won back energy...