Honda INSIGHT 2020 Owner's Manual page 15

● Regenerative Energy and Regenerative Braking
When regenerative braking is in
operation
Motor
High
Voltage
Battery
When the vehicle is decelerating or descending a hill, the electric motor acts as a generator that
recovers a portion of the energy that was used to accelerate the vehicle.
The regenerative force that the electric motor applies to the wheels when it is in regenerative
mode helps to slow the vehicle down in a manner similar to engine braking which is used on
conventional vehicles. If you want to slow the vehicle down at a faster rate without using the
brakes, you can use the deceleration paddle selector to increase the resistive force.
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