Recuperation mode?

[gatorfast]

Learn some new stuff.. so it seems I should just let it be automatic unless I have a preference in style of driving/braking?

You can do that, but to throw another variable into your decision - the recouperation on the auto setting is a bit different than the "on" setting. In auto, it will adjust the recoup level based on traffic in front of you and apply much harder recoup to maintain distance to the vehicle in front of you. This can be helpful but also a bit nauseating and closer to the one pedal driving you see in other EVs. The "on" setting is a consistent and gradual/soft recouperation to slow slightly.

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[Gino]

Learn some new stuff.. so it seems I should just let it be automatic unless I have a preference in style of driving/braking?

Recently after I had my 2021 Taycan in for service I had it set to Auto but it is always off now before I drive it and I have to select “ON” or “AUTO” for recuperation to be active.

 

[TonyR]

To add to the above, the car uses the motors to do most of the braking and put the energy back into the battery. The only time it uses the mechanical brakes is if the battery is full and won’t accept any more input from the motors braking, the last few mph when you are coming to a stop, you are just starting off for the first time in the day when it will use the mechanical brakes for around a mile to keep the pads and discs cleaned up or you are braking really hard and the regenerative braking capacity is insufficient for the braking required. New model have a much higher regenerative braking capacity than older ones so are much less likely to get to the fourth scenario

HTH

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