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regenerative braking

Regenerative braking is an energy recovery mechanism that slows down a moving vehicle or object by converting its kinetic energy into a form that can be either used immediately or stored until needed. In this mechanism, the electric traction motor uses the vehicle's momentum to recover energy that would otherwise be lost to the brake discs as heat. This method contrasts with conventional braking systems. In those systems, the excess kinetic energy is converted to unwanted and wasted heat due to friction in the brakes, or with rheostatic brakes, where the energy is recovered by using electric motors as generators but is immediately dissipated as heat in resistors. In addition to improving the overall efficiency of the vehicle, regeneration can significantly extend the life of the braking system as the mechanical parts will not wear out quickly.

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    regen not working ?

    Not sure if the regen is working , mechanically it seems to work ie when you take your foot off the accelerator the regen kicks in however when i look at the display on the central screen it shows no benefit being achieved from regen , Also the little graph thing doesnt seem to work .. Any ideas
    • andrewhs
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    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: MG4 EV Forum
  2. D

    First long run miles/KW

    So picked the Trophy up yesterday and had a run today from Manchester to south Shropshire on a mix of motorway and A roads and got 4.4 mikes/Kw which thanks to the warm weather I don’t think is too bad - had to run the A/C as it’s so hot? Pleased to see I got 7 KW regen too Sorry for the...
    • Davojoe
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    • efficiency long distance mg4 mg4 ev regenerative braking
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MG4 EV Forum
  3. Bacarelle

    Braking queries

    In addition to the MG4 which my wife drives, I also own a Skoda Enyaq. In the Enyaq, the "HOLD" parking brake works and is displayed on the control panel when it is applied and this applies whether the vehicle is in forward or reverse mode. However, in the MG4 there appears to be no visual...
    • Bacarelle
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    • braking mg4 parking brake regenerative braking skoda enyaq
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MG4 EV Forum
  4. W

    Adaptive Cruise Control and regenerative braking question

    I just did my first long motorway trip in the ZSEV. I love the ACC but I notice if the car slows from say 70mph to 60mph because of traffic ahead when it stops accelerating and starts breaking you don’t get any regenerative breaking so nothing on the automatic slow down is going back into the...
    • Wizard
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    • adaptive cruise control braking cruise control mg zs ev regenerative braking
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: MG ZS EV Forum
  5. S

    Cruise control and regenerative braking

    I have a ZS which was new last August but I have only started using cruise control recently. I have noticed that when the cruise control slows the car, because I am approaching a slower moving vehicle, there doesn’t appear to be any regeneration happening - no green light on the power side of...
  6. C

    Regenerative braking effect reduced warning on dash?

    This started yesterday on startup. The warning “Regenerative Braking Effect Reduced” flashes up on the drivers binicle on start up. Is this a ‘return to dealer’ issue, or can it be fixed easily? ?
    • Cloggsy
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    • braking mg4 regenerative braking warning
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MG4 EV Forum
  7. W

    Regenerative Braking - Range Increase

    Hello All, I always wondered how and when does the regenerative braking put back mileage/range back into the battery? I'm assuming it will do this when the car is turned off and the battery starts to settle? I say this because last night after a long trip, the range to empty was at 40 miles...
  8. Mysteronz

    MG ZS EV regenerative braking is limited please use brake

    Has anybody else had this issue? Using the new comfort software update if that is of help, cant find any record of this error within the user manual or any google search! any help appreciated!
    • Mysteronz
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    • braking mg zs mg zs ev regenerative braking zs ev
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: MG ZS EV Forum
  9. R

    Use of KERS (regenerative braking) on the MG ZS EV

    I have been the different articles regarding range etc. and notice that KERS is hardly mentioned. Why is this, I would be interested to know how this has been used, and if so does this affect obtainable range
    • rmbobbles
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    • braking kers mg zs mg zs ev regenerative braking zs ev
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: MG ZS EV Forum
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