This sound is a requirement with electric and hybrid vehicles, a perfect example is when the car is first turned on. The car doesn’t make any sound! If your car was always driving around without making any noise, it could pose a risk to pedestrians and people around, the car must make a noise to let people around you know that the car is running and moving.

Great question! a large majority of regenerative braking is done with the electric motor, the brakes are used more to refine the regenerative process!

@@CCHJacob so the process utilises both the motor itself and the brakes?

@@gavinmatten4524 the brakes are used along with the electric motor to optimize regeneration, correct!

Yes please explain how to use this. Same car here and not sure how that works

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Do not tailgate. Problem solved.

That’s true.

They do not.

Brakes lights do not activate, the brake lights are wired to activate when the brake pedal is depressed, is there’s a switch behind the pedal. while the car is slowing down, you could think of it kind of like shifting down gears in a manual car, the car is still slowing, but it’s at a constant rate. When you press the brakes, the rate is not constant, I could really lightly brake, and all of the sudden slam on them, so the lights are for the brakes as the rate is not constant, thus unpredictable. This as apposed to the constant, more predictable deceleration found in regen braking, however I do see where you are coming from.

No, just like in down-shifting a manual car, the brakes do not light.

So is there a benefit to using the regenerative braking?

Absolutely! It will make your brake pads and rotors last much longer and it recharges the drive battery. Under normal driving conditions, regen braking is the primary means of stopping the vehicle. Only when the vehicle is traveling too slow (around 5mph and below) or in a panic stop when you mash the brake pedal hard and fast does the hydraulic brake system take over. Using the levers on the steering wheel applies regen braking but does not turn on the brake lights on the rear of the vehicle.

@@mikebieberle5262 That is so interesting. Great response, thank-you! I wonder if it's somehow degrading the life expectancy of the battery though, saving the brakes to make the battery work harder would probably be a trade off I'd want to avoid. What do you think? Also the video states you need to be in B to take advantage of the regen, I found this is not true and it works in normal drive mode as well.

The motor and battery work together to regulate the power absolutely! for the sake of this explanation of regenerative braking, I decided to mostly focus on that feature and its relationship with powering the battery. There is much more to hybrids than just regenerative braking, and every hybrid vehicle has a different way of supplying power. We may decide to do a more in depth video analysis of exactly how the CRV Hybrids work.

Glad I could help! I plan to make content with the hybrid Civic when they drop soon!

Did you ever figure out why it chime - mine has done it a few times and the dealership thinks I’m crazy?

@@JUANMORENO-gs9fy I think so. I use CarPlay with Waze as my nav app. Seems that Waze chimes when the car approaches RR crossings and some other road “hazards”. I saw it flash on the screen for just a split second, so I was missing it before.

Only on the higher trims; Sport Hybrid and Sport Touring Hybrid.

I don’t know how we overlooked this strange noise! Thanks so much for your comment! The very strange EVAP humming when it vents!!

​@CCHJacob I want a job like yours, Jacob! I tried selling Hondas in 1991, which was a great lineup. I've owned and loved many Hondas, so I learned all about the features. The sales manager wasn't happy with my sales numbers, but he always had me demo the features for VIP customers. Nice, informative videos, Jacob. Came here to learn more about my CR-V Sport Hybrid. 😁🚙💙

We'll keep this in mind on our next video!