Electric and Electrified Vehicles

A final hodgepodge of regen braking questions

Regen braking Our search for common regen braking questions turned up several that require only the following short answers. —…

9 months ago

The Niro is a summertime EV efficiency champ

EV efficiency EV efficiency, measured in miles per kWh (m/kWh), comes up short in the vast majority of electric vehicles.…

9 months ago

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

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

Kia HV battery care tips include charging to 100%!

HV Battery care tips The Kia Access app was finally made available about a week ago for the Kia Niro,…

10 months ago

Burnish the brakes?

Burnish We ran into something very curious while finishing our Tesla updates. It was a suggestion to burnish the brakes…

10 months ago

The only complaint about the Kia Niro EV

Kia Niro EV If I have a single complaint regarding the Kia Niro EV I now drive, its the obnoxiously…

11 months ago

Dodge ads hit at soulless, self driving cars

Self driving Dodge introduced its first electric vehicle (EV), the Charger, and on brand, markets the car on its performance.…

11 months ago