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Regenerative Braking

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023577

A feature of hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles that captures energy normally lost during braking by using the electric motor as a generator and storing the captured energy in the battery. .

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023577
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOE Alternative Fuels Data Center Glossary at https://afdc.energy.gov/glossary.html
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023577",
  "term": "Regenerative Braking",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A feature of hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles that captures energy normally lost during braking by using the electric motor as a generator and storing the captured energy in the battery. .",
  "references": [
    "DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center Glossary at https://afdc.energy.gov/glossary.html"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/regenerative-braking/"
}

Record 23,577 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.