Comment by arghwhat

7 years ago

Engine braking with ICE is practical, but is pretty much pointless to compare with regenerative braking capabilities of an electric motor.

Not only does regenerative braking recharge the battery, it is possible to apply entirely arbitrary reverse torque should need be, where an ICE has a pretty fixed resistance.

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Goz3rr  7 years ago

>where an ICE has a pretty fixed resistance.

That's what the gearbox is for

  • arghwhat  7 years ago

    Apart from inertia on initial clutch-in, there are diminishing returns from increasing the gear ratio when it comes to compression losses.