I was wondering how the regen charging on the Powerboost worked. When I'm within the green charging window, is the truck using the brake pads? I know it charges quicker that way than just rolling to a stop, but I don't want to run through pads if it's using them.

 

I prefer downshifting and hate using up brakes.. even braking and being within 100% of the "return" on energy, you're still using brake pads. I only brake to trigger the electric motor.

 

Pads are super cheap for the most part.

The answer is kind of. If you are in the green then you are using the full regen capability of the truck. I will say, after following it on FORScan, that regen braking can recapture about 3-4X times as fast than coasting. It's a pretty significant difference.

 

If the EV coach is only green, then it is only regenerative braking. If you have any type of white while braking, it is using the pads.

 

I hear from dealer, u have to replace the whole brake Assembly when pad is done, can't just replace the pad. So it is costly to replace.

 

I'd probably never go back to that dealer.

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That dealer probably upsells a lot of stuff to unsuspecting suckers err I mean customers.