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sendler · 10-29-2016, 08:24 AM

In L you can get 1 kW of regen and coast effortlessly also. You just don't let off all the way. In D, if you are pressing on the brake hard enough to get 20kW of regen, you are also applying some pressure to the brake pads and wasting energy.

10-29-2016, 08:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
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