Typically, when letting of the gas pedal the car will regen brake enough to more or less maintain the current speed. That's fine when needed. But what if you want to slow down instead?
I found when in Drive (not Sport) mode that if I pull the Shift-Down paddle once on the left side of the steering wheel instead of using the brake pedal that the car enters an aggressive regenerative braking mode. The display shows "Mx" for the gear it hits, will shift down itself as you slow down, and will then return itself to Drive either when you stop or nearly stop. Or, if you speed up enough to call for the next gear it will also return to "Drive" mode. If you don't need the next higher gear and just back off for the next slowdown, then the regen braking mode persists. Brilliant!
This seemed to give the battery noticeable new life during a congested 5-30 MPH crawl when otherwise reading 0 miles remaining. Clicking the shift-down paddle once also works well to minimize using the friction brakes when exiting a turnpike/motorway/highway/freeway/toll-road.
I found when in Drive (not Sport) mode that if I pull the Shift-Down paddle once on the left side of the steering wheel instead of using the brake pedal that the car enters an aggressive regenerative braking mode. The display shows "Mx" for the gear it hits, will shift down itself as you slow down, and will then return itself to Drive either when you stop or nearly stop. Or, if you speed up enough to call for the next gear it will also return to "Drive" mode. If you don't need the next higher gear and just back off for the next slowdown, then the regen braking mode persists. Brilliant!
This seemed to give the battery noticeable new life during a congested 5-30 MPH crawl when otherwise reading 0 miles remaining. Clicking the shift-down paddle once also works well to minimize using the friction brakes when exiting a turnpike/motorway/highway/freeway/toll-road.