Articles & Commentaries

Misunderstanding regenerative “brakes”

Regenerative "brakes" In researching common questions about regenerative "brakes", it became clear that there are serious misconceptions about the topic,…

9 months ago

How much energy does regenerative braking recover?

Regenerative braking So just how much energy does regenerative braking recover? Well, there's quite a bit of information floating around…

9 months ago

Regenerative braking returns to brake rotor issues

Regenerative braking I decided I wanted to answer some common questions about regenerative braking and did some Google searches. AI…

9 months ago

NHTSA piles on the recalls

Recalls I missed three days of tracking traffic on X and getting caught up wound up reposting a full 24…

9 months ago

So I got regenerative braking wrong

Regenerative braking I recall listening to the owner of the last car dealer I worked for explaining regenerative braking in…

9 months ago

2024, 2025 dashboard symbols updates complete

Symbols updates With a second look at a Mini electric model, we have completed dashboard, or instrument panel, symbols updates…

9 months ago

Extra Mini symbols update completed

Mini symbols Prompted by the lack of symbols for electric vehicles (EVs) on the Mini symbols page, we did a…

9 months ago

Mini throws an EV charge curve

EV Charge A final check of Mini dashboard symbols threw us a curve. The symbol often used to indicate a…

9 months ago

Mini now has a separate back-up open page

Back-up open With a new door handle on top end models and a new key fob added a few months…

9 months ago

New door handle found on 2025 Mini models

New door handle A final review of 2025 Mini finds a new door handle. It is effectively a carbon copy…

9 months ago