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to say i don't use the brakes is a little bit of a misnomer, as i use them at stoplights in order to activate the rear brake lights for other drivers. two more
by mach5 9y ago
to say i don't use the brakes is a little bit of a misnomer, as i use them at stoplights in order to activate the rear brake lights for other drivers. two more bits of trivia: the brake lights activate during regen for more than .2g of deceleration, and the brake rotor metal is formulated not to rust.
- nixgeek 9y agoI'm pretty sure taking your foot entirely off the gas pedal when in "L" mode actually activates the brake lights.
- ec109685 9y agoIt does on the Tesla.
- BoorishBears 9y agoAnd anything with regen because of this: UN Regulation on Stoplight Activation: http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/R13hr2e.pdf http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/... Electric regenerative braking systems as defined in paragraph 2.17., which produce a retarding force upon release of the accelerator control, shall generate the signal mentioned above according to the following provisions: <= 0.7 m/s/s The signal shall not be generated > 0.7 m/s/s and <= 1.3 m/s/s The signal may be generated > 1.3 m/s/s The signal shall be generated
- Aloha 9y agoIt's made of metal, its going to corrode in some way - I don't think stainless steel has the properties you'd want in a brake rotor, either.
- kbenson 9y agoWell, it could be ceramic, which is what some competition cars use, and that wouldn't rust. But I doubt it.
- plorkyeran 9y agoThere are <$100k cars that have had ceramic brakes as a factory option, but it's not a good option.
- qbrass 9y agoCeramic brakes don't work well when they're cold, so you don't want to use them on a car where the main use case is a cold panic stop.
- Aloha 9y agoHe said 'metal' that implies not ceramic.
- kbenson 9y agoWhich was second-hand information, and light on details, and thus possibly mistaken. As I stated, possible, but I didn't think it likely.