• shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
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    9 days ago

    I doubt regenerative braking will be ever useful at all because Lord knows you’re not going to get the same energy back that you took out while driving. /s

    This is just to increase efficiency.

    • TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
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      9 days ago

      Sometimes efficiency gains aren’t worth the cost and complexity. Regenerative braking produces a shitton more power than this, so it’s worth it. You can get the same thing by slapping a solar panel on the roof. Which nobody is doing because it’s too costly and complex for what you get out of it.