The Volt also has a regenerative braking system that recovers some of the energy of braking as a charge to the batteries.
This is part of the braking system--a piece of metal put underneath one of the back wheels on extreme slopes.
Actually, the idea of regenerative braking slowing a vehicle down by converting some of its kinetic energy into another form for later use comes originally from locomotive engineering.
Ford touts a very high rate of regenerative braking, up to 80% in most cases, and even up to 100% under extreme braking.
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The A3 also boasts two paddles behind the steering wheel that let drives control the level of regenerative braking that adds charge to the battery.
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The new "B-mode" (SV and SL grades) allows the driver to engage an even more aggressive level of regenerative braking while decelerating, such as when going down hills.
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The big brakes, working with car's track-tuned ABS, the stability control and the fancy magnetic dampers' "body-control logic, " enable the F12 to perform truly miraculous feats of trail braking.
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The paddles also give the driver control of regenerative braking, which translates the kinetic energy that is dissipated when the car slows down into electricity that tops up the batteries.
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Another especially important consideration for SUVs, according to Shenhar, is accident avoidance, including the effectiveness of the braking system, how nimbly the vehicle can be steered around obstacles in an abrupt lane-change maneuver, and how secure and forgiving the handling is.
Its two high-speed electric motors operate as one but can act independently (and incidentally, by using reverse torque instead of friction for braking, the motors convert the energy of your motion to help replenish the battery).
On Wednesday All Nippon Airways canceled a domestic flight in Japan because of an error message on the braking system of a 787.
The left cluster shows Brake Coach, a feature that helps drivers optimize their use of the regenerative braking system so that driving range can be enhanced through proper braking techniques.
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The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations said the accident shows the need for the next best thing - braking systems of soft cement beyond the runway, where wheels can sink in and slow the jets to a safe stop.
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In fact, the next generation of automotive technology may employ automatic steering and braking systems that relieve drivers of much of the responsibility for, well, driving.
The distance is monitored using sensors mounted at the front of the car, and braking or acceleration are applied automatically to ensure that it remains constant, thus reducing the chances of a collision.
Immediately after the collision, a constant braking force of magnitude 250 N is applied to C.
As in Formula 1, the 400-volt battery is charged by means of targeted recuperation during braking whilst the car is being driven.
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Meanwhile, there's some code in the stability-control system dubbed Agile Handling Assist, through which the car, actively braking one of more wheels, helps drivers hold their line with smaller steering inputs.
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It's a really nice circuit to drive - there are a lot of technical corners, where braking stability is important.
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The technology in question is KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) for capturing and storing the car's braking energy instead of wasting it as heat.
It had a massive recall crisis from late 2009 through 2010, affecting various regions, but especially in the U.S., that resulted in millions of vehicles being recalled for braking, gas pedal, floor mat and other problems.
As if that wasn't enough, the whole thing also promises to be funded entirely by micro-payments from the public (which would also determine its final size), and be completely self-powered, with it relying on a combination of solar power and regenerative braking from the lifts in the towers.
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Braking is soft, of course, but no worse than other hybrid vehicles on the market today.
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This is somewhat akin to capturing the kinetic energy of an electric car via regenerative braking a feature found in the Toyota Prius.
If the car is anything other than that, if it suffers from any measure of instability at the rear under braking or into the corner, then he is not good at improvising a different style.
The automaker suffered a blow to its reputation from a series of massive recalls in 2009 and 2010, including faulty braking, sticky gas pedals and defective floor mats, partly a reflection of how various models used the same parts to save costs.
An experiment in Munich found that the drivers of taxicabs fitted with anti-lock braking systems were involved in no fewer accidents than those without.
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Investigators will look at a number of things, including the trains' braking performance, wheel and track conditions, and speed and other information from data recorders, Weener said Saturday.
This assistance system gives the driver a visual and acoustic warning of recognized obstacles, prepares him for braking action and assists him with the braking process as the situation requires.
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