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Old 04-29-2010, 11:39 AM   #20 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
If you can envision a driving environment where you don't apply your brakes 'til you arrive at your destination,the regenerative braking becomes superfluous and an unnecessary expense.
But of course that means you have to live in the flatlands. Try driving in the mountains without brakes :-)

Same applies to the "no left turn" plan. Works, sort of, if you only live & drive in an urban area. Not so swell if the 3 right turns you'd need to make would take you 20 miles or so.
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