No. KERS in MG ZS activates when you take your foot off the acccelerator. The brake pedal has no effect on regenerative braking, so it should be called regenerative deceleration.
Coasting with minimum KERS is the most beneficial, as acceleration requires more energy from the battery than you put into it with deceleration due to regenerative slowing.
Maybe so, but OPD gives maximum car control as all wheels are driven at all times and I would think any coasting benefit to acceleration would be minimal / unnoticeable.
No, it's quite significant actually. You can recoup 65% to 75% of the energy from the vehicle's motion, but you need 100% of the energy to get it moving up to the same speed again. Letting the vehicle roll further means you travel further for less, giving you a better m/kWh.
Interesting, are there any studies showing that conclusively? I’m getting the expected range on my Xpower, driving enthusiastically with OPD always on, of 3.4ml kw/hr
Well, it's the laws of thermodynamics, but if you do an internet search, you'll find it. Or you can do it yourself by looking at the m/kWh meter as you drive along. This time of year I'm getting 4 to 5 m/kWh using coasting, and upping the KERS as I come to a stop. (It was easier in the Hyundai cars as they had paddles on the steering wheel)
Impressive! I wonder if eco mode and energy saving modes could do something similar, in future?
I believe most studies say that rapid deceleration at high speed is best done with regenerative braking and slow decelaration is best done with coasting.
