Overview of electric vehicle
Unlike a vehicle with an internal combustion vehicle electric vehicles are propelled by an electric motor powered by a high-voltage battery. When decelerating or driving downhill, regenerative braking can charge the high voltage battery. This reduces energy loss and can increase the distance to empty. When the battery charge is not sufficient, AC charge (L2-Normal), DC charge and Trickle charge (L1-Trickle) are available. (Refer to Charge types for electric vehicle.)
What Does Regenerative Braking Do?
It uses the electric motor when decelerating and braking and recaptures & transforms kinetic to electrical energy in order to charge the high voltage battery. (Torque is applied in the opposite direction when decelerating to generate braking force and electric energy.)