http://www.carscoops.com/2015/08/planning-is-key-to-avoid-braking-in.html Planning Is Key To Avoid Braking In An Electric Vehicle August 22, 2015 | by Andrei Nedelea
[video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjkYcnsXK7U BMW i3 - driving without brakes in London challenge Auto Express Aug 19, 2015 In this video, Mat Watson and Rebecca Chaplin hit the roads of London in a BMW i3 for a challenge with a difference. The pair took it in turns to drive some of the city’s busiest areas without pressing the brake pedal and attempted to get by just using the electric car’s regenerative braking alone. Like many electric cars, the BMW i3 begins to recover energy as soon as you take your foot off the accelerator. When it’s accelerating the battery powers the wheels but when it’s braking the motor acts as a generator, charging the battery and gently bringing the car to a stop at the same time – if you’re on flat ground that is. Each of would drive just over three miles and the person who used the brake pedal the least would win. Of course, they weren’t allowed to cause an accident by not braking so planning ahead and paying attention would be key! ] The regenerative braking function all electric vehicles have is more than capable of stopping a car on its own. You just have to not drive particularly quickly and plan ahead for obstacles or traffic lights. As AutoExpress demonstrates in the video ... shot in a BMW i3 driving through London, it really is possible to hardly touch the brakes. Although it is nearly impossible to fully rely on the regen to stop you, there is a lot of benefit in using it optimally. This driving technique is employed by eco drivers regardless of their chosen vehicle, using engine braking to slow down. However, in a conventional car, all you’re doing is saving your brakes, whereas in an EV you are providing a trickle of current back into the battery, thus extending the range. The kind of experiment shown here is taken to the extreme to prove a point, but if you do already drive something electric or electrified, you really should include these EV quirks into your style. [© carscoops.com] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://fortune.com/2015/08/19/formula-e-female-driver/ TE Connectivity betting on 1st full-time female FormulaE driver Silvestro http://www.huffstrategy.com/MediaManager/release/Tech-Mahindra-Ltd/18-8-15/Niagara-on-the-Lake-Hydro-Launching-Intelligent-Electric-Vehicle-/3152.html notlhydro.com,Tech-Mahindra> Intelligent EVSE Pilot in ON.ca http://www.modbee.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/biz-beat/article31211018.html DualL3 &L2 NRG/ABB EVSE @vinefuels.com stations Salida&Ceres-CA http://www.modbee.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/biz-beat/2a1mqu/picture31211006/ALTERNATES/FREE_768/JW%20Business%20Beat%2001 + EVLN: Considering iMiev,e-Golf aren’t ground up> both do a good job {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-i3-EV-s-regen-hardly-needs-to-use-the-brakes-v-tp4677329.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.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)
