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Old 04-12-2016, 07:58 PM   #19 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
The hubmotor on my Songi has zero braking action unless the regen circuit is activated. I'd think the geared motors would have the power-off braking action.
Maybe it depends a on the manufacturer, but the direct drive motors I inquired about put constant drag on the wheel. The geared motors are the ones that free wheel. That's why regen is not available with the geared bike motors and is with the direct drive motors.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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