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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by kenhwang on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @04:26PM (#17912472)
You can reduce brake wear by engine braking aggressively on an ICE; it's just not worth the effort given how cheap brakes are.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by r00fus on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @02:24AM (#17915474)
ICE engine braking is nowhere in the same ballpark of efficiency gains as regenerative braking... plus you could ruin your transmission by doing it.

On a hybrid, all this is transparent to user and even recharges your battery.

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