Regenerative Braking
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Saturn Vue. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Regenerative braking is enabled in both EVT Mode 1 and Mode 2. As the driver lifts their foot from the accelerator pedal and depresses the brake pedal the electric motors are used to decelerate the vehicle by applying negative torque to the output shaft and generate electricity thereby charging the battery. The 3-phase AC power generated by the motor is inverted to high-voltage DC power in the HPCM and stored in the battery. The Hybrid Operating System coordinates requests for negative torque requests from the electronic brake module with electric motor and engine control functions.