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One of my old motorcycles had a disk brake in the front, and drum brake in the back. And as expected, most of the time I only used my front brake. The rear brak
by ksaj 5y ago
One of my old motorcycles had a disk brake in the front, and drum brake in the back. And as expected, most of the time I only used my front brake. The rear brake was nearly always only used once I was already stopped so I could take my hands off the bar, or if I had to stop really fast (to keep the bike from trying to do a stoppy). My most recent bike had disks on front and back, and I thought the rear brake disk was a tad overkill. So this combination has precedence already.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoEVs are slightly heavier than their ICE counterparts, and while aggressive regeneration negates the need for large amounts of day to day braking, disc brakes are still superior for short stopping distance you’d need for emergency braking (and regenerative braking is insufficient). The article mentions VW’s EVs with rear drum brakes; premium EVs still use four wheel disc brakes, and those that have the capability to tow are going to need them. This piece feels like an attempt to sell a substandard technology choice as smart engineering when it’s more (imho) being cheap to protect margins on cheaper EVs (where you have to cut corners because of the battery per unit cost).
- ksaj 5y agoI hadn't thought about towing. Definitely towing something up a hill would benefit from rear disks. Good point.
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