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Originally Posted by jimepting
.....Most experienced folks think that actively using assist/regen damages fuel economy. Of course conventional wisdom can sometimes be wrong ;-)
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I would say, it depends:
If your taking a long trip, then use assist/regen in a way that you have extra when you need it.
On the other hand, over a short trip, like my trip to work,
I get a very steady 10% increase in mileage by using up the battery to/from work. And the battery loves the exercise! It took about 20 trickle cycles before the battery started to perk-up after being lazy for so many years.
One more note: the battery definitely likes the temps to be cooler than 70F. I would venture to say that the amp-hours of the battery has gone up by 30% since it got cooler rather than the 90F-100F temps this summer.
Jim.