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[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's just regenerative braking on a bike. Without batteries.

In theory that idea isn't actually bad although I suspect in practise the mechanism would be extremely complicated and would be liable to jamming it in opportune moments. That said doing this electronically is already a thing, although not really in e-bikes.

pretty sure hybrid cars have regenerative braking - the car uses the motion to recharge the battery when braking, going downhill, or coasting