Recuperation braking do you mean regeneration braking.. YOU SHOULD NOT BE USING THIS AS A MEANS OF EMERGENCY OR NORMAL BRAKING THIS IS TO RECHARGE YOUR BATTERY AS YOU SLOW DOWN THAT’S WHY THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BECAUSE IT DOES SLOW DOWN QUICKER.. THIS IS DANGEROUS DRIVING AND MUST STOP.. IF YOU ARE UNSURE ASK GOOGLE…..
I don’t know if you already have an electric vehicle, but you may benefit from further driving coaching if you think the above nonsense.
Disregarding emergency braking which is different entirely, regen braking is the smoothest most efficient way of driving an electric car. Some people find they struggle to adapt to it or don’t like it
I’ve been an Advanced Driver for 40 years so driving smoothly was kind of instilled in me.
My BMW i4 has a setting called Adaptive Regenerative Braking and in 90% of driving conditions it’s perfect for slowing down for junctions, roundabouts, hazards and traffic ahead. Yes the brake lights come on as said above.
If you’re skilled with the controls, you can moderate the regenerative braking simply by easing off the throttle, but not completely relaxing it. There’s a lot of driving satisfaction and pleasure to be gained by doing this.
However, if you’re not interested in driving and just want to get jerkily from A to B, switch off regen and keep prodding that brake pedal!
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