Chris Tromley wrote: > > > Those mods are needed _regardless_ of whether the vehicle will have > regen. What if your regen fails, something that is as likely as a wire > coming loose? The braking system must be adequate to stop the car > quickly in an emergency _without_help_from_regen_.
If a wire come lose you won't be able to drive as well. Regen is activated by the same components as accelerating. AFAIK, the chances that the wire comes loose *just after* I've accelerated AND emergency situation arise at the same second are practically zero. So far neither occurred for years to me, not to mention simultaneously occurrence of both (knock wood). Not to say it's impossible. I'm saying I'm willing to take risk - the chanced that regen fails are no greater than that for regular brakes. Yet, we all depend on it every day. > Also keep in mind that regen operates only on the drive wheels, which > can seriously upset braking balance. You learn to drive knowing that. If you're concerned, use 4x4 platform. > > Just driving around with regen is probably very satisfying. Try it. > I think > you'll find that if you test your installation out at the performance > limits, as it might be used by an uninformed driver, you might find some > rude surprises. A really good regen implementation is not an easy thing > to do. I never claimed it's easy. I'm saying it's done (mainly in software) in case on Siemens systems. It's encouraging that your systems have very flexible regen. > I'm waiting for someone to do a really world-class implementation and > report on it. Huh? World class implementation? What about all these??? http://www.metricmind.com/photo.htm Victor
