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Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study

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Post by qwertox »

gr2m wrote: post #4
u320 wrote: post #3

Electric 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

Curious: How do you roll towards a red traffic light, do you somehow push a "neutral" button?

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Post by jordanbeiber »

u320 wrote: post #3

Electric 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.

But you rarely have to brake an EV though.

I’ve had two EV’s over the last 6 years, and I have to remember to occasionally hit the brakes to keep them from rusting.

One pedal driving is just money - saves power and is just much smoother over all than old school breaking. IMO.

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Post by zyang »

_whiteCaps_ wrote: post #14
u320 wrote: post #3

Electric 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 have a Bolt and the brake pads rarely get used. It's almost all regenerative braking, I would bet it's much better than ICE cars. Tire wear on the other hand... :(

I love the little hand flap that does max regen. Bolt could be a cult classic too bad GM was in such hurry to kill it.

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Post by FirmwareBurner »

leoh wrote: post #10
dirtyoldmick wrote: post #2

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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.

We can't save the planet or ourselves because it's not profitable.

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Post by kalaksi »

u320 wrote: post #3

Electric 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.

But gasoline also needs ongoing heavy transportation over long distances

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Post by Arrath »

leoh wrote: post #10
dirtyoldmick wrote: post #2

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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.

Presumably these infinite brake pads are part of the regenerative energy generating portion of a perpetual motion machine as well?

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Post by fragmede »

itishappy wrote: post #27
emsign wrote: post #6

We need to go back to horseback riding. It's inevitable.

I suspect horses come with their own health issues. Can you imagine a city parking garage for horses?

You mean a stable? They had those in ancient times in castles. A multi-story stable is funny to picture, but I don't see why not.
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