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What I found the most interesting in that comparison is that the Tesla, although having a lot more problems in other areas, had 0% issues in brakes and suspensi
by jbmorgado 9y ago
What I found the most interesting in that comparison is that the Tesla, although having a lot more problems in other areas, had 0% issues in brakes and suspension.
Are they using some different much more advanced technology for those parts, or it's just some problem with the repair data?
- jdcarr 9y agoI can only speak for the brakes. Teslas use regenerative braking on the motor before falling back to traditional frictional brake pads as I understand it. Essentially the motor is put in reverse and that drains off speed. That means less wear on the brakes and so they last much, much longer than an ICE car.
- vkou 9y agoICE hybrids use regenerative breaking.
- woobar 9y agoMy ICE car has regenerative braking. So this is not something exclusive to the EVs.
- eggnet 9y agoRegenerative braking only works if there is spare battery capacity to absorb the energy. In general that requires a large battery to be useful. A normal car battery is nowhere near large enough and is generally topped off by the alternator. My ICE car has regenerative braking as well, but I certainly didn't buy it for that, nor have I been able to discern the impact of it. I have driven EVs before and the regenerative braking is unmistakable.
- more_corn 9y agoReally? Don't you need a big electric motor for that... and some substantial lithium ion batteries? Is your ICE car a hybrid?
- woobar 9y agoNo, it is not a hybrid. But it uses brake energy regeneration to charge car's battery when you are not accelerating. The effect is not as pronounced as on EV cars, but enough to not use brakes often in normal traffic. In the context of the GP statement, it does reduce some brake pads wear.
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