I have a new 2004 Prius which I love. One thing that I am curious about is how gently I have to brake in order to have the car do as much of the braking as possible through the regenerative braking system rather than applying the brake pads.
Right now, I simply have no idea. For example, I could imagine that one might have to almost coast to a stop in order to get maximum efficiency or I could imagine that one could get maximum efficiency (or very close to that) even if one slows down pretty quickly...just as long as it's not real quick.
Does anybody have any idea which of these two extremes lies closer to the truth?
Right now, I simply have no idea. For example, I could imagine that one might have to almost coast to a stop in order to get maximum efficiency or I could imagine that one could get maximum efficiency (or very close to that) even if one slows down pretty quickly...just as long as it's not real quick.
Does anybody have any idea which of these two extremes lies closer to the truth?