Does regenerative braking create extra driving range for free?
Regeneration recovers some energy that would otherwise be lost during slowing. How should that be understood in an energy budget?
EVVerity explains
The answer
Recovery is not energy creation
Regeneration returns part of the vehicle’s motion energy to the battery. It does not recover every loss or make repeated acceleration and braking costless. Use normal safe driving and anticipate traffic where appropriate; do not manufacture braking events in an attempt to extend range.
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