Talk:High Voltage/@comment-27893266-20161228030152/@comment-26829117-20161228194636

I don't know how formula E cars are set up but the Tesla only recovers energy when you lift the accelerator. It's not like a petrol car, you use the accelerator position to set a speed and if you life then it uses the regenerative brakes to slow the vehicle (i.e. when you lift it brakes electronically). The brakes are like standard brakes on any other car and therefore doesn't recover energy.