The battery is charged when the car is decelerating or the driver brakes, which is also indicated on the power meter.

该电池充电，当汽车减速或刹车的司机，这也是对电能表所示。

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But what if the car could apply the brakes before the driver even moved?

但是如果汽车能在驾驶员踩刹车之前就制动会怎么样呢？

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In fact, the driver apparently ignored stop signals and failed to apply his brakes.

实际上，事故原因是司机公然无视停车信号没有及时踩刹车。

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The rear train was operating on "automatic" mode, which is routine during rush hour, and preliminary evidence shows that the driver may have employed the brakes, Hersman said.

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Within limits, the second-generation GL will bring itself to a complete halt if the car detects that the following distance to the car ahead is shrinking too fast, and if the driver fails to step on the brakes in response to flashing lights and an audible alarm.

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Battery regeneration: Whenever the driver releases the accelerator pedal or applies the brakes, and the battery is insufficiently charged, the two electric motors act as generators and feed energy recovered from the brakes into the lithium-ion battery.

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