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Technology / Does regenerative braking have a hazardous complication?
« on: 23/04/2024 17:36:38 »
Driving the boss' car(hybrid), as my own has expired, I have noticed some concerning behaviour.(1) When I lift my foot off the throttle pedal the car slows down more rapidly than a non hybrid due to regenerative braking. (2) Moving the selector from D to B one can achieve much greater retardation through an enhanced regenerative process. All well and good as regards fuel economy but neither function appears to activate the rear brake lights such that a driver following would be missing the required visual cue. Unless the lights are activated at a certain speed- I was driving along our ~30m driveway watching for reflection off a window and my speed was obviously quite limited.