I think it would be dangerous to bypass the "disable regen function" on snowy roads. Doing regen on a slippery road could make you loose control of the car.
So why aren't people getting into accidents on snowy roads when;
a) they lift their foot off the gas pedal (near full regen for a few secs)
b) they have full regen while lightly touching the brakes (when only the brake lights come on - not much brake pressure)
Full regen is nothing more worse than putting the car into a lower gear (something that is sometimes recommended)
The sudden unexpected release of full regen (when ABS kicks in) is more likely to cause a loss of control or confidence.
Think of it this way....ABS is monitoring each wheel and relieving brake pressure just before lockup. ABS does not work any differently if you have an MT model in 1st gear or 5th gear when ABS activates. Max regen can not cause wheel lockup on its own. There would have to be brake pressure as well and the ABS was designed to release the pressure just before lockup.
There is a reason why Honda disabled the regen when abs is in use.
Do you know that this is the reason Honda did this?
It has been discussed before on this forum as to why Honda did this and the most logical reason (IMO) that I read was in order to certify the ABS functionality, Honda had to make the car "more normal" in other words "a non hybrid" to meet ABS standards of certification. This does not mean that the disable was done for safety, it was done for certification IF that is the real reason.
I don't really know why but I can tell you that I don't like the feeling of max regen unexpectedly dropping out when ABS kicks in (even over light braking over some bumps in the road)
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