The rear brake on my bike wasn’t stopping nearly as well as it should, even after cleaning the rim and pads with brake cleaner, so I pulled the shoes and replaced the pads:
It’s down a bit beyond the --WEAR--LINE-- indicator, of course.
New brake shoes on clean rims work exactly like they should!
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
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Regenerative breaking? Your bike is heavy enough it might just make sense :)
But when I get all that dead weight lashing along …