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Old 01-29-2016, 10:12 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
But those of us who know how to ecodrive know that coasting is better.

I love how our e-Golf drives, and that is how I hope more EV's go in the future.
How does the e-Golf coast?
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Keep in mind Chevy uses permanent magnet motors which have eddy losses (cogging) when "coasting". So you would need a neutral position in a transmission to really coast.

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