As far as I know, Tesla actually pioneered that approach to regen, but I've seen many reviews of the i3 where people think it's a novel idea. At first I didn't like the feel, but after further thought, it's far superior than the Prius model (light regen to simulate engine drag, plus additional regen on the brake pedal). Not only is driving smooth and easy, but you know exactly where the line is between regen and friction brakes. You also get a more responsive brake pedal.
-Ben On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Rush Dougherty wrote: >> Indeed they did! I posted the controller from a 1902 Baker on my web page > at >> http://www.sunrise-ev.com/Controllers.htm. It had a compound motor, and >> used both regenerative and dynamic braking. In fact, it had no mechanical >> brakes! Just a mechanical parking brake. > > I drove the BMW i3 yesterday. It has very strong regenerative braking. The > more you let up on the go pedal (what do we call the accelerator pedal for > an EV?), the stronger the regen is. If you don't tailgate the guy in front > of you, you don't need to brake, it will regen to a stop. And to 'coast', > according to the display on the dashboard, there is no usage of the battery > pack. > > I really liked it if only for that one reason. > > And it has Excellent acceleration... well, I also really liked the > acceleration... > > Rush > www.TucsonEV.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Unlimited Disk, Data Transfer, PHP/MySQL Domain Hosting > http://www.doteasy.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
