Reply #70: Toyota and Honda hybrids have dynamic braking [View All]

[jmowreader]

I don't know whether the EV1 did (it's a moot point now), but the Hondas and Toyotas have it, and (according to the couple of people I know who have these cars--one has a Prius, the other a Civic hybrid) your foot learns just the right way to stroke the brakes to get the best effect from the dynamic braking system. Long slow stops seem to generate the most electricity.

As for the idea of using the back wheels to drive a generator to propel the front wheels...it wouldn't create all of the electricity you'd need to move the car, but it could help some. The drag from the back wheels might require more kW to overcome than the generators on the wheels are producing. A few more tests...