Electric cars and driver assistance
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Check the controls and warnings in your car’s handbook before you drive. Ask your instructor to practise with you if the car feels unfamiliar.
Regenerative braking uses the motor to slow the car and recover energy. How strongly it slows can depend on the car and its settings. Be ready to use the brake pedal when you need to slow down or stop.
SEAIElectric cars can be quiet at low speed. People may miss a warning sound. Move slowly, look for people and be ready to stop.
SEAIKeep watching the road and control the car yourself. Learn what the warning means from the handbook when safely parked. Driver assistance can help with particular tasks, and you still need to respond to what is happening around you.
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