Source: The following was excerpted from reporting by Fred Lambert for electrek concerning what he calls the “mysterious” removal of the driver option to control the regenerative braking capabilities of Tesla vehicles. The entire post can be viewed by clicking…
Source: The following article was written by Shreejit Changaroth and posted to TheStraitsTimes as a means of explaining regenerative braking to consumers. SINGAPORE – What is “regenerative braking” in the context of electric and hybrid vehicles? It sounds like a…
Source: autoevolution post BUCHAREST, Hungary – Regenerative braking has been a common thing for EVs (electric vehicles) ever since the Toyota Prius hit the market some two decades ago. It is a good way to save some of the kinetic…
Source: autoevolution post BUCHAREST, Romania – Conventional (friction) car brakes are built with one thing in mind, the purpose of stopping the car. Since this purpose is essential, a great deal of time and resources were invested in the evolution…
Source: Rick Popely wrote the following post for cars.com on regenerative braking (regen). CHICAGO – Regenerative braking is technology used on hybrid and electric vehicles to recharge the battery that powers the vehicles and to assist the hydraulic braking system…
Source: International Railway Journal post MADRID – Spain’s high-speed network infrastructure manager Adif AV has been awarded a grant of €1.18 million from the country’s Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE) to offset the cost of six…
Source: The ChronicleHerald The following is an excerpt of a post Jim Kerr wrote on the evolution of regenerative braking by electric vehicles. The entire post can be read by clicking HERE. HALIFAX, N.S. – Heat! That is what braking…
Source: Mazda IRVINE, Calif. – Mazda has added its i-ELOOP brake-energy regeneration system, which converts kinetic energy into electricity, to all European MX-5 Miata models. The process occurs as the sports car decelerates, turning energy which normally would be lost…
Source: Britain’s irreverent Car magazine tested the new Porsche Taycan EV (electric vehicle) to determine how well the regenerative-braking system worked within the car’s overall braking system. The following is excerpted from the article, which can be read in its…
ATLANTA – The same electric motors which propel Porsche’s upcoming Taycan Turbo S electric vehicle (EV) from 0-60 miles per hour (mph) in as little as 2.8 seconds on its way to a top speed of 155 miles per hour…
Source: The Hunts Post LONDON – Some 25 class 717 trains on the Great Northern service, which runs from Peterborough to King’s Cross – via Huntingdon and St Neots – have on-board systems which recover more energy through regen braking…
Source: TheDrive.com The following review of the 2019 Nissan Leaf SL by TheDrive.com concentrates on the ability of regenerative braking to recharge the batteries of the all-electric car. They used Pikes Peak as the “natural” laboratory for their test. Range…
WASHINGTON DC–Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC is recalling certain 2019-2020 I-PACE vehicles for problems with the regenerative braking system. If the electrical regenerative brake system fails, there will be an increased delay between when the driver brakes and when…
SYDNEY, Australia–Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Australia has issued a recall for the all-electric I-Pace crossover from the 2019 and 2020 model years, over concerns that any potential failure of the regenerative braking system could lead to reduced responsiveness in the conventional friction braking system.…
DETROIT, Mich.–Karma engineers recently traveled to a speedway to validate the Revero’s top speed and regenerative braking capabilities. The plug-in hybrid gets put through its paces up the Pikes Peak hill climb in Colorado in this video as well. Karma…
DETROIT, Mich.–Driving electric vehicles (EVs) has come a long way, and it’s getting even more dynamic with drivers in charge of just how much regenerative braking is deployed. Hyundai has developed an app, for example, that allows owners to easily…
State run BHEL has come up with a first of its kind technology under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The PSU has developed India’s first ever electric locomotive with a regenerative braking system through its in-house R&D centre. The locomotive…
When I drive an electric car for the first time, I’m always struck by how different it is from EVs that I previously experienced. More often than not, what separates them is not how they accelerate or handle – but…
It sounds like Tesla was able to leverage the improvements to regen in the development of Track Mode to its regular Model 3 vehicle firmware. Tesla wrote in the release notes of its new 2018.42 v9 software update: “Model 3…
Delphi Technologies has once again positioned itself at the forefront of the automotive aftermarket with the introduction of first-to-market electric vehicle (EV) braking components. This development is particularly timely, as recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Go anywhere. Do anything® has been the Jeep brand’s slogan for decades and on this night in the pitch-dark Pocono Mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania the capabilities of the 2024 Wrangler Altitude 4xe provided confidence in my ability…
Jaguar Land Rover North America has issued a recall for certain 2021-2024 E-Pace vehicles due to a malfunctioning brake pad wear warning light. This essential feature, designed to alert drivers to worn brake pads, may fail to activate, potentially diminishing…
PALO ALTO, Calif. – For the second consecutive year, I secured a Kia EV6 subcompact sport-utility vehicle (SUV) during a trip to California, rediscovering how inconspicuously – and enjoyably — this electric vehicle (EV) blended into the Bay Area automotive…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Hyundai decided to leave a good thing as is by carrying over unchanged the 2024 Ioniq 6 electric vehicle (EV) sedan from its multi-award-winning – including World Car of the Year, World Design of the Year and…
Advances Mean Change, Not Extinction Studies have pegged the global automotive brake aftermarket at just shy of $80 billion in 2022. These same studies indicate this market will achieve a compound annual growth rate of 3.2 percent, adding $14.07 billion…