Okay, but on flat land with no stopping and constant velocity and windage, the bigger battery has no impact on mileage.
Terry On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Michel Jullian wrote: > >> Terry meant that one doesn't often use brakes on interstate highways, >> so regenerative braking has no reason to improve mileage. > > Ah. With a Prius there is usually some regeneration when you go downhill, > even if you do not press the brake lever. That, is unless you are going flat > out at full acceleration, at the limits of engine power. Even there, the > controls will not allow it to go above 110 mph. It is a fly-by-wire system > in which speed is regulated by the overall system of ICE plus electric > motor. The disk brakes do not engage but the computer shows the battery pack > is being recharged. > > - Jed > >
