I would be curious to see some real world comparison/results doing a drive like that coasting as much as possible vs. using full regen. I used to drive a 2011 Leaf, and I struggled to get more than 4mi/kWH driving as efficiently as I could (minimizing regen by coasting) with no A/C, etc., yet now I drive a Model 3 and I find it almost impossible to get less than 4mi/kWH with all the comforts available and driving like a maniac ;) Clearly the vehicle's efficiency has a way bigger impact, but of course it is probably still better for the environment to be reusing a 10 year old EV.
- Justin > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:06:15 +0000 (UTC) > From: Lawrence Rhodes <primobass...@sbcglobal.net> > To: "ev@lists.evdl.org" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Regen Efficiency vs Coasting > Message-ID: <608585047.1164471.1629831975...@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > When you are at the top of a hill after the climb the best way to descend > is to select no regen until you reach the speed limit and then use regen to > keep your vehicle at the speed limit. My Leaf has 6 regen selections. N for > no regen, D for some, Deco for more, B and Beco for the most. Using these > settings I can in a way coast and not use my mechanical brakes for long > distances down hill. EVs are never in neutral unless you have a conversion > with a clutch. If the vehicle moves the motor turns. That is why you can't > flat tow an EV. So the most efficient way down a hill is No regen until you > are in fear of a speeding ticket. Lawrence Rhodes > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210824/07f68af7/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
