What is regenerative braking and the E-Pedal? - DrivingElectric

Electric cars have regenerative braking, which forcible slows the car when you lift off the accelerator in an effort to charge the batteries. We explain how this, and the Nissan Leaf's E-Pedal work.
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[@noahschij]

Heat isn’t what is being converted to energy with “regen.” The charging current is gleaned from an electromagnetic dynamo effect like that of an alternator

[@CarlBaravelli]

would have been nice to know how much power the braking produces

[@qagnetic]

The braking is done by the electric motor turning into a generator when you lift your foot of the accelerator and increases when you press the brake pedal before the brake pads actually touch the disk, so electric cars are very easy on brake pads, and it’s great on slippery roads in winter because the motor can brake the car without locking the wheels and causing the car to skid😢

[@dashcamev]

Do the brake lights always come on or just when the vehicle is decelerating at a greater rate?

[@MikeNunn-LWM]

Regenerative Braking uses the electric motor instead of the brakes to recover the kinetic energy.

[@sung553]

Is that true? I thought she said regenerative braking uses friction from the breaks to charge the battery while the brakes slow down the car.

[@gchecosse]

@@sung553 she was wrong

[@qagnetic]

She doesn’t know what she’s talking about, really sad these people giving the wrong information about Electic cars