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Juicing up the hybrid battery

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2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid battery charge mode

The energy flow monitor shows juice charging the battery while we're coasting to a stop. This process, known as regenerative braking, reverses the flow of energy from the electric motor and sends it back to the battery as electricity.

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