Both my Chevy Volt and my Chevy Bolt have a nuetral position on the selector lever (not really a 'gear shift' anymore is it?). It doesn't disconnect the motor, but it does stop powering it. I frequently use it to coast down long gentle slopes.
My PGP public key: https://vanderwal.us/evdl_pgp.key August 24, 2021 12:06 PM, "Lawrence Rhodes via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > 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 _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] 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
