Hybrid cars, braking energy used to charge battery how?
By Cars & Motorcycles on Nov 22, 2008 with Comments 2
dan586360 asked: Can somebody explain how the braking energy in hybrid cars is used to recharge the battery or whatever?
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Friction and heat when brake pads applied.
Some hub motors will function either as motors or generators. To brake, use the hub motor as a generator, and use the current to charge the battery. It is all done electronically, with a fairly clever battery controller.