I had the good fortune of meeting user cinergi at the Boston Model S showing back on February.
He gave me a ride in his Roadster (thanks again!) and I (sadly) recently discovered his blog
(Fearless Bit) and came across this entry:
Regenerative braking shuts off entirely when the battery pack goes below 40F (4C). It does this because charging the batteries below freezing damages them. Unfortunately, this alters the intrinsic behavior of the car. Suddenly instead of slowing down when you lift off the accelerator, you simply coast. You must quickly re-train yourself to use the brake pedal (and lose out on the range benefits of regenerative braking).
I am suspecting that this will hold true for the Model S, correct?
Thanks,
/Ed
He gave me a ride in his Roadster (thanks again!) and I (sadly) recently discovered his blog
(Fearless Bit) and came across this entry:
Regenerative braking shuts off entirely when the battery pack goes below 40F (4C). It does this because charging the batteries below freezing damages them. Unfortunately, this alters the intrinsic behavior of the car. Suddenly instead of slowing down when you lift off the accelerator, you simply coast. You must quickly re-train yourself to use the brake pedal (and lose out on the range benefits of regenerative braking).
I am suspecting that this will hold true for the Model S, correct?
Thanks,
/Ed