quietlyspinach
Active Member
Does anyone know if pressing the brake pedal, even lightly when slowing to a stop, produce any power regeneration?
The reason I'm asking is coming from a Prius perspective, lightly pressing the brakes does engage the power regeneration, and only when you drop below a certain speed does it then engage the physical brake pads to stop the vehicle.
When I drive the MINI down a long hill, I often find that I get a smoother ride if I switch to low-regeneration mode and lightly engage the brake pedal. It *feels* like the car is using the regenerative braking, which is sort of subjective, but I wasn't sure. In the Prius there is a dashboard view which shows you how much energy is getting recaptured. The instrument cluster takes away one of the two zones below the "Ready" point when you flip on low energy regeneration, implying it still does something at a lower level.
The reason I'm asking is coming from a Prius perspective, lightly pressing the brakes does engage the power regeneration, and only when you drop below a certain speed does it then engage the physical brake pads to stop the vehicle.
When I drive the MINI down a long hill, I often find that I get a smoother ride if I switch to low-regeneration mode and lightly engage the brake pedal. It *feels* like the car is using the regenerative braking, which is sort of subjective, but I wasn't sure. In the Prius there is a dashboard view which shows you how much energy is getting recaptured. The instrument cluster takes away one of the two zones below the "Ready" point when you flip on low energy regeneration, implying it still does something at a lower level.