0 a system in an electric vehicle in which energy flows from the wheels to the battery when the driver uses the brakes to slow down or stop, rather than being wasted as heat. The energy in the battery can then be used when the car speeds up or starts moving again:
Hybrid cars like Toyota's Prius use regenerative braking technology.
These environment-friendly, fuel-saving vehicles use a process called regenerative braking to capture inertial energy, store it and then reuse it.
The company will also explore regenerative braking for trains.
