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Huh! Well, to be clear, I wasn't arguing - just trying to understand. Sorry if it came off as anything else.It seems you are misunderstanding what I'm trying to convey.
After 5 or so miles of driving with many larger decreases in speed (45 mph to 15 mph ) combined with a fairly steady decent 5% to 10% with a peak 24% (according the a popular bicycling web site) negative grade, I've noticed a decrease in regen. This will occur at one of the less steep curves near the bottom where I will get significantly less braking effect.
This has never happened more than once on a trip down the hill, but it has happened on three separate trips down the hill.
The first two times I thought I was misjudging how the car was reacting. But after the third time I am sure there is less braking action. This never happened during winter ski season. It did happen during spring skiing when temperatures were in the 60s.
I will likely not be making this trip with the Lucid again until December (ski season). Most trips in the summer I need to transport equipment (cement mixer, scaffolding, etc) that require the pickup truck.
I drive this hill 12 to 20 times a year (and have for the last 25 years). So I'm very familiar with the curves and pitches and do not believe I am misreading the situation.
Anyway, here's hoping they add an indicator when regen is limited. One can hope!