Patent ID: 8587424

Claim:
An indicator system for indicating regenerative (regen)-only deceleration of a vehicle having a regenerator, comprising: a braking indicator assembly comprising at least one regen-only deceleration indicator positioned on the rear of a vehicle; a vehicle deceleration detection module configured to monitor deceleration of the vehicle and having a first output comprising a detected deceleration output signal; a vehicle braking module configured to detect application of the conventional vehicle friction brakes of the vehicle, the vehicle braking module having a second output comprising a conventional vehicle friction brake ON signal when application of the conventional vehicle friction brakes is detected; and an indicator control module having a first input connected to the first output and a second input connected to the second output and being configured to actuate the regen-only deceleration indicator when predetermined regen-only slowing conditions are detected, the predetermined regen-only slowing conditions comprising at least a detected deceleration output signal at the first input which exceeds a predetermined maximum G-force of G MAX which is greater than a vehicle coasting G-force while no conventional vehicle friction brake ON signal is received at the second input.