But, but BUT!
I completely agree that coasting
> regen.
But sometimes friction braking is unavoidable (something unexpected/unpredictable happens). And sometimes it's more pro-social to
not hold up a line of cars by coasting several blocks from 30 mph to 0 mph at the next stop sign just to get in a perfect coast.
Also: steep hills.
Times like those, when I use the brakes, I really wish I had regen. (Mostly I choose a route that lets me maximize coasting opportunities without pissing off other drivers though.)
Do you have 14 inch wheels? Bridgestone Potenza RE92's (the gen 1 Insight tire - still available) are hard to beat for low RR:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...e92-19126.html