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"text": "Correct (usually). Taking your foot off the pedal doesn't actually apply your real brakes; it uses regenerative braking. This lets the momentum of the car run the motors backwards, which charges the battery.\n\nSo you can \"coast\" downhill where gravity is counteracting the regen, but not elsewhere"
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