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Old 12-07-2009, 12:56 PM   #55 (permalink)
bennelson
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Regen works fine.

As a passenger in the car, the braking is completely not noticeable. It is completely seemless now between the regen braking and the friction service brakes. (I think driver skill is a big part of it though.)

There was mention a while back of setting the brake lights to kick on during regen braking. That hasn't been worked on yet, but is still part of the plan.

One of the biggest differences between this time and last time that I rode in the car is that Tom tweeked the motor controller for power. Acceleration away from a stop sign is pretty good. It's about what you would expect on any car. It's only up on the higher speeds that acceleration drops off. At low speed it's still pretty good.
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