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A bill of materials? As OP said, there is literally nothing required aside from what is required to make the car go forward. An electric motor is a generator.
by dahfizz 6y ago
A bill of materials? As OP said, there is literally nothing required aside from what is required to make the car go forward. An electric motor is a generator.
Teslas have traditional braking systems in addition to the regen braking. The hydraulic brakes have nothing to do with the regen system.
- kingsuper20 6y agoI appreciate that now. Thank you to everyone for the education. >The hydraulic brakes have nothing to do with the regen system. I strongly suspect that they interact for antilock. I wonder how Teslas deal with parking brakes, historically kind of an issue with disks. It does seem to me that an entirely regenerative braking system would imply additional expense in terms of the strength of the half shafts, u-joints, transmission if any.
- specialp 6y agoParking brakes for disc brakes are usually in the center of the disc rotor (like a mini drum) with shoes. Some others like Chryslers have implemented hybrid brake cylinders