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04.17.2013, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mistercrash View Post
The guy didn't go into a lot of explanation on it but it sound to me like it's more than just regenerative braking, it sounds like it's constantly monitored and adjusted on the fly to help stabilize the car.
I agree. Regen braking is simply shorting the motor coils in a controlled manner via PWM, while this negative torque scheme sounds more like "reverse power" is being applied for more aggressive action - just a little though, not enough to actually spin the tires backwards.
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