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		kenhwang on Sept 4, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack You can reduce brake wear by engine braking aggressively on an ICE; it's just not worth the effort given how cheap brakes are.

r00fus on Sept 5, 2018 [–]

ICE engine braking is nowhere in the same ballpark of efficiency gains as regenerative braking... plus you could ruin your transmission by doing it.

On a hybrid, all this is transparent to user and even recharges your battery.

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