If you’re interested in buying an electric or hybrid car, you might have heard about regenerative braking or brake energy regeneration. But what does the term mean, and what’s it like to drive a car ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

Electric vehicles (EVs) are revolutionizing the automotive industry with their efficiency and sustainability. One of the key technologies that enhance their performance is regenerative braking. Unlike ...

While it may seem like electric and hybrid vehicles are a recent innovation of the 21 st century, these technologies have been around for over a century. The first electric car, while extremely rough ...

Every electric vehicle on the road today recovers small amounts of energy each time its driver lifts off the accelerator or presses the brake pedal. The traction motor reverses its role during ...

With the rise of electric vehicles, regenerative braking has become a whole lot more common, and many drivers of EVs assume that using maximum regenerative braking settings means they’re getting a ...

One-pedal driving is a technology used on some EVs and plug-in hybrids so instead of using the brake pedal to stop, a driver need only let off the accelerator and the regenerative braking system will ...

While one could easily confuse the 2026 Tesla Model Y as simply being a cosmetic facelift, the changes made to the world’s best-selling EV are much more than skin deep. Not only has Tesla overhauled ...

Toyota might have figured out a smarter way to use the extra energy from regenerative braking in their upcoming EVs and hybrids, rather than letting it go to waste. Regenerative braking boosts ...