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Old 04-12-2006, 06:52 PM
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Default Re: who uses 'brake assist'?

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Originally Posted by jdenenberg
The largest negative is some lost MPG using the "B" option, so that's a reason to minimize its use.

JeffD
Can you explain this? I've read elsewhere that it is more fuel efficient to use "B" to slow down rather than the brakes because with the brakes you are losing energy due to heat dissipation from the brake friction. With "B", the energy is getting fed back into the battery.

hihybrid

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