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Is regenerative braking affected by the larger battery?

April 26, 2017affected battery braking larger regenerative

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Is regenerative braking affected by the larger battery?

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The PHEV conversion has no effect on how much energy can be recovered from braking during normal driving. Yet, regenerative braking is not as impressive in a PHEV: because the PHEV battery can hold so much more energy than the standard HEV battery, the energy from regenerative braking from normal driving is a small portion of the energy in the pack. However, when coming down a long, big hill, the battery in a PHEV may be able to keep on taking energy from regenerative braking for a long time (about 1-1/2 hours), unlike the battery of an standard HEV, which is quickly filled.