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      11-27-2015, 12:19 PM   #24
KevinB61
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Drives: 15 I8 IonicSilver Pure Impulse
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Originally Posted by BklynTurbo View Post
i8 vs R8...doesn't the battery in the i8 drain down and therefore leaving you with only a 3 cylinder performance or does the breaking help regenerate the electric battery so you can always drive in sport mode with both engines working?
In "sport" mode the motor/generator unit behind (in front of?) the engine is always charging (except I would assume hard acceleration) to 2/3 battery level. It's a great feature as you can get, again assuming not track / hard throttle use approx. 1 mile back in battery for every mile you drive
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