How does recuperation work in the Cayenne Electric?

During deceleration and braking, your Cayenne Electric recuperates energy and feeds it back into the high-voltage battery. This process is known as recuperation.

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Applicable models
Benefits of Recuperation
Function
Settings

Applicable models

Cayenne Electric starting from model year 2026

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Benefits of Recuperation

Efficient energy recovery, as kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy and fed back into the high-voltage battery during deceleration.

Less use of the mechanical brakes, as the vehicle can decelerate electrically in many everyday driving situations.

Less brake dust, which can help reduce particulate emissions.

Function

In normal driving operation, around 97 percent of all braking events are purely electric, without any support from the mechanical wheel brake. If the required deceleration exceeds the maximum possible recuperation, the wheel brake is automatically activated - seamlessly and without any perceptible transition. This interaction is known as blending.

The Cayenne can provide a recuperation power of up to 600 kW.

The driving modes influence the characteristics of the recuperation to optimize driving behavior. To support dynamic handling in the Sport and Sport Plus modes, the brake force distribution of the recuperation is utilized.

Settings

In the Porsche Communication Management (PCM), you can adjust the coasting recuperation:

Settings > Drive > Recuperation OFF/ON/AUTO

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