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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stanwagon" data-source="post: 23306" data-attributes="member: 8361"><p>That is very interesting. It seems to indicate that there is a lot of mechanical braking going on without the OPD setting on. That is odd. I have a RAV4 Prime (plug-in hybrid) and the Equinox. Touching the brake on the Toyota one sees the regeneration immediately. I would not have thought Chevy was different, but something is going on. Background: I bot a Bolt in 2017 and put 70000 miles on it. That got about 4.3 lifetime (rating is 3.9). There was the battery recall/replacement. As noted, the Equinox is getting 4.1+, though its rating is 3.2. I do not know if the Ultium battery on the new car will suffer in winter as much as the Bolt did. Outside temp makes a huge difference. Note that heated seats and steering wheel are often adequate, and they use MUCH less energy than the resistance heater. It is possible the Equinox has a small heat pump. Teslas do. Bolt did not.  Anyway, of course with the Bolt I loved the very aggressive braking (regen) when one lifts off the accelerator. So on the Equinox I immediately set that setting to HIGH, as you have presumably now done. Note the AUTOHOLD feature, which I like (tho not relevant to energy use). From a BOLT user forum I learned that the lower air drag here near 10,000 feet makes a huge difference to fuel economy so that explains my good numbers. [[I actually wrote a paper on some of the ways the Bolt and Tesla measure economy. Send me a private message or look me up (I am Stan Wagon) and I can send you a copy if you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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