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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
They tried this in Formula 1 Racing last year. The KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) would recover energy produced under braking, store it and use it to provide a boost of acceleration when needed. It was generally not considered a success and is not being used for this year's racing (although there's rumours of it coming back again next year). Basically the weight of the system was considered to outweigh it's practical advantages. |
The hybrid Toyota Prius also uses energy from braking to charge its batteries. It's a little disconcerting at first, because there's a "lag" of a fraction of a second between pressing the brake pedal and the brakes "kicking in", as a result.