Regenerative braking with an eTorque motor does not occur until you are actively using the brake pedal (at least a little bit) - you can verify this with live OBD data. It's virtually unnoticeable, which is probably what they intended. If your feet are off the pedals, your truck is just naturally coasting/engine braking. The electric motor tops out at about 12 kW of regen.E-torque also has a little bit of a regenerative braking feel. Mine has been trouble free for 21k moles, though if I could do it again I would get with the regular alternator.
I think it is a good concept and up until 2022 I would have said it was a "perfect" system for what it is. In 2022 something changed and I find it has some pretty bad daily driver mannerisms. It is jerky from a start and is set up to shut off as you roll to a stop. This becomes a problem when creeping up to something like a garage, parking spot or another vehicle as it surges ahead a bit when it turns back on. I think it is fixable, but as of right now it has not been fixed on my Ram. If I had known about the change I probably would NOT have bought an Etorque.As a tech that works on these trucks daily, my Ram has eTorque. I have no problems or concerns with it. It's not a high fail rate, yes some people have had issues but overall it's a reliable system.
Mine shuts off, if it's a long light and the cab starts to heat up it starts back up.My etorque doesn't shut off at lights when the AC is on. Never. Normal?
Same...just depends.Mine shuts off, if it's a long light and the cab starts to heat up it starts back up.
Sounds like a you problem.I think it is a good concept and up until 2022 I would have said it was a "perfect" system for what it is. In 2022 something changed and I find it has some pretty bad daily driver mannerisms. It is jerky from a start and is set up to shut off as you roll to a stop. This becomes a problem when creeping up to something like a garage, parking spot or another vehicle as it surges ahead a bit when it turns back on. I think it is fixable, but as of right now it has not been fixed on my Ram. If I had known about the change I probably would NOT have bought an Etorque.