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Originally Posted by Ryu James
somebody, anybody, i want to see these stats that PROVE that energy goes back into your battery when you use motor brakes and i also want to see how much. is it a trace amount? or are we talking 10 extra minutes of run time here? i think it is all myth. i agree with what Marzac is saying. the energy graph shows an increase when the brakes are applied only because there was a large drain on energy when the throttle was on. i am very skeptical of the "regenerative braking" theory as it is so convincingly put. somebody prove me wrong. back up these claims please!!
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Why don't you read about regenerative braking om 1:1 cars? It's the same but on a different scale. It might not be a lot but it's still there.
I remember Patrick posting about this particular topic though I'm too lazy to search.
Edit - Read this:
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog4/?p=58