Efficiency, friend. Unlike normal brake discs, which simply convert kinetic energy into heat that’s lost forever, regen braking allows electricity to be harvested from the motor and then recycled back ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When you brake on a normal gas-powered vehicle and the brake pads or shoes put pressure on the rotors, the act creates thermal energy, or simply put, heat. It's basically wasted ...

Regenerative braking is one of the neatest features on electric vehicles. By running the motor backwards (in essence), it becomes a generator that puts electricity back into the battery while ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

With the rise of electric vehicles, regenerative braking has become a whole lot more common, and many drivers of EVs assume that using maximum regenerative braking settings means they’re getting a ...

Electric vehicles offer a variety of unique technology and interesting features that pure ICE vehicles simply can’t, including one-pedal driving and regenerative braking. That includes Cadillac’s ...

Regenerative braking is one of the most appealing aspects of driving an electric vehicle. Lift off the accelerator, the ...

Just as the Chevy Volt uses an electric motor to propel you forward, it uses the same motor to help slow you down. When you either lift your foot from the accelerator or press on the brake pedal, the ...

Automotive brakes haven’t changed much in nearly a century. Decades ago, engineers came up with a great system, and have largely stuck with it. With the dawn of electric vehicles, automakers had the ...

General Motors has released a video instructing owners of the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV on how to get the most out of the compact car’s standard regenerative braking system. Regenerative braking is ...