en:Car Terms:E:Energy recovery system
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E
- E10
- Easy Entry Function
- Easy Fold
- EBA
- EBD
- ECOMOTIVE models
- Elbow Room in the car
- Electric driver seat
- Electric Handbrake
- Electric Mirror Adjustment
- Electric Trailer towing device
- Electric Windows Controls
- Electrochromic Interior Mirror
- Electro-Hydraulic Power Assisted Steering
- Electro-Mechanical Power-Assisted Steering
- Electronic Accelerator
- Electronic Damper Control
- Electronic Engine Management
- Emergency Assist
- Emissions Behaviour
- Energy Dissipation Bumpers
- Energy recovery system
- Engine Control Unit - ECU
- Engine Drag Torque Control
- Ergonomics
- ESP
- ESR
- Estate Car
- Euro NCAP
- Exhaust Emission Control System
- Exhaust Gas Recirculation
- Exhaust System
Energy recovery system
The recovery system recycles the energy normally lost during braking by storing and then using it for acceleration or starting, thus saving fuel and cutting emissions.
Recovery is achieved by raising alternator voltage when you slow down and brake. This increases battery charging and helps the car slow down. When you accelerate again, the alternator load is reduced to lighten the burden on the engine and cut your fuel consumption.