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One of the problems with EV’s is that the brake discs are rusting because they almost never gets used.
by Thlom 5y ago
One of the problems with EV’s is that the brake discs are rusting because they almost never gets used.
- Qwertious 5y ago"problems"
- garmaine 5y agoYes, problem. Because the end it sheds more particulate matter when it is used. So the savings might not be as high as imagined.
- thrwaeasddsaf 5y agoIt's a real problem. Your brakes can get totally stuck (been there), also you can fail the car's inspection with rusty brakes.
- scotty79 5y agoI don't think that really happens because breaks are used every time you stop. You can't regeratively break to 0.
- thrwaeasddsaf 5y agoDepends on how much your drive. Drive only now and then and brake only the bare minimum, you can get really rusty brakes. I ended up having to get towed with brakes being seized due to rust and lack of use.
- scotty79 5y agoI didn't notice any more rusting with a hybrid with regerative breaking than I did with normal car. Rusting is for me more associated with the weather and lack of use of the whole car than with how much do you use breaks when you use the car.
- thrwaeasddsaf 5y agoWell yes, weather will cause rust. Good use of brakes can clean it up and keep the mechanism from seizing. Lack of braking = lack of use as far as the brakes are concerned. I could run my errands without braking at all (except when stopping at a parking lot). Anticipate lights and traffic flow, downshift to slow down.. that's how I used to drive. At home I could even park without braking to slow down, thanks to a small incline at my parking spot. My previous car, which had automatic transmission, didn't have really show any issues with rust because I actually had to brake when driving around town. Same weather, same locale.