What he said, but with a tip as well. To tell which mode your engines are in, click on your chief engineer/helmsman, then click the propulsion icon (the screw). The two left icons tell you whether you are in normal propulsion mode (the screw) or recharge mode (the battery). Whichever one is highlighted is the mode you are in. Normally, recharging batteries is a good thing, but if you need the extra speed (i.e. flanking a target) then switch it over to normal propulsion.
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