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Re:Realistic daily range of an electric vehicle: 50% of EPA ... by philshem on Sunday January 15, 2023 @01:46PM (#34391858)
One-pedal driving does minimize the use of the brakes by using the motor to decelerate.

I can’t find an English wiki article, but here is German

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-Pedal-Driving

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Re:Realistic daily range of an electric vehicle: 50% of EPA ... by michaelteter on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:59AM (#34399350)
Regenerative braking, I think you mean?

It's definitely preferable to grinding brakes to slow the vehicle both because of the reduced wear/pollution and extended range gained from the small bit of charging that occurs.

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