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      06-11-2007, 03:38 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by GregW / Oregon View Post
Then it's not the same type "regenerative" system that hybirds use, as I suspected. The forward momentum of the car is being turned into energy without the use of fuel soley because the wheels are turning the engine and therefore the alternator during deceleration . It's somewhat of a misnomer because braking really has nothing to do with it.
Right, so it seems not to be a "brake energy" regeneration, it's more of a energy regeneration while braking...

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