Regen braking: confirmed!

Originally Posted by BrianG

jhautz: why you get less runtime with motor braking is still puzzling to me. Without a consistent and repeatable test method, results are simply objective. Not trying to shoot ya down, just my $0.02.

Could it be the result of the quality of the battery packs in use? If low quality packs with higher internal resistance can't take back the load they're feeded during braking, the energy is transformed into heat instead of actually recharging the pack.