And the 10, 900mAh battery is charged in part by a regenerative breaking system packed into the shuttle.
The longer range has been achieved by improving the LEAF's aerodynamics and its regenerative braking system and a more efficient E-powertrain.
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The Volt also has a regenerative braking system that recovers some of the energy of braking as a charge to the batteries.
The buses work by generating battery power through a regenerative braking system.
The left cluster shows Brake Coach, a feature that helps drivers optimize their use of the regenerative braking system so that driving range can be enhanced through proper braking techniques.
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LEAF's standard regenerative braking system helps increase range.
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The new locomotives are designed for easier maintenance, will improve energy efficiency by using a regenerative braking system that will feed energy back into the power grid and will enhance mobility for the people, businesses and economy of the entire Northeast region.
But what's novel about the CEAC design is that it incorporates a bio-regenerative life-support system -- the kind of technology that could one day not only feed an outpost on the moon or Mars, but also provide it with oxygen and recycle its water.
Connaught Engineering - The Llanelli-based company has developed the world's only retrofit braking system which can save up to 25% on fuel and CO2 emissions through regenerative breaking.
The technology is very similar to the Nikon system I wrote about (sidebar) being installed for the Toronto based Center for the Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine.
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