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#16
Lexus Test Driver
The hybrid brakes are decent but they take a while to get used to. Most of the initial deceleration is from the electric motors reversing and the friction brakes only get used as the car comes to a stop. In a hard panic stop, you have to hit the brakes harder than usual, otherwise the car feels like it won't stop in time. I've had a few hairy moments approaching pileups on the highway.
#17
Lexus Champion
As has been said, in normal braking, most of the deceleration is from the regenerative braking and the normal, friction brakes only come on at the end.
When I first test-drove an ESh, I felt that the brakes were overly-sensitive, especially during the final transition from regenerative braking to normal, friction braking. I would press the brake pedal as I normally would to slow down and stop, and maintain the pressure on the pedal. If I maintained the same pressure, just as the car was about to come to a complete stop, there would be a sudden jerk as the friction brakes took over and I would be thrown into the seatbelt.
But as I learned to let up the pressure as I was about to stop, the transition would be very smooth.
Although you can drive a Hybrid as you do a normal car, there are some differences you need to be aware to drive smoothly.
When I first test-drove an ESh, I felt that the brakes were overly-sensitive, especially during the final transition from regenerative braking to normal, friction braking. I would press the brake pedal as I normally would to slow down and stop, and maintain the pressure on the pedal. If I maintained the same pressure, just as the car was about to come to a complete stop, there would be a sudden jerk as the friction brakes took over and I would be thrown into the seatbelt.
But as I learned to let up the pressure as I was about to stop, the transition would be very smooth.
Although you can drive a Hybrid as you do a normal car, there are some differences you need to be aware to drive smoothly.
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