Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study
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Re: Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study
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#3Electric vehicles are heavier, which means they must spend more brake pads to stop. But they also use regenerative breaking, which reduces pad wear. So I'm not sure if they make it worse or not.
Re: Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study
#4Electric vehicles are heavier, which means they must spend more brake pads to stop. But they also use regenerative breaking, which reduces pad wear. So I'm not sure if they make it worse or not.
I drive an EV for over a year, I barely use the break any more. Single pedal driving is wonderful
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Do you really see the world that black and white?
How about research into other brake materials that are less harmful? Or any number of other things.
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#6We need to go back to horseback riding. It's inevitable.
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Re: Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study
#8Electric vehicles are heavier, which means they must spend more brake pads to stop. But they also use regenerative breaking, which reduces pad wear. So I'm not sure if they make it worse or not.
I hope we'll crack down on heavy SUVs vs normal cars before electric vs ICE.
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Nice hot take. Did you read the article? Their proposed solution--using the charge to facilitate removing the particles from the air--seems more helpful.
Re: Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study
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Indeed, to replace a brake you must remove it first; and better brake pads there are. Oerlikon of Switzerland has brake pad technology that has near zero emissions and does not need replacing. It’s not in production due to pressure for revenue from service shops.