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There have been some advances (fewer in recent years, most of the technologies you've listed are decades old), but braking distances for consumer vehicles is st
by falcolas 3y ago
There have been some advances (fewer in recent years, most of the technologies you've listed are decades old), but braking distances for consumer vehicles is still in the 130' range at 60 mph. This is better than the 200' from a decade ago, but still significant.
Consumer vehicles now able to accelerate to 60 mph in 2 seconds, but it can still take them up to 3 seconds to get back to 0.
Note: These are based on a safety article from Edmonds, 'Keep your Distance', who uses a distance of 132' with a braking time of 3.1 seconds. They appear to be measuring a car at the lighter end of the spectrum, as other articles I found still refer to 200'+ at the heavy end of the spectrum.
- giantg2 3y agoMany of the technologies I've listed are continually improved. They're not just a once and done, especially for things like compounds. Average braking distances for any passenger vehicle class isn't even close to 200 feet, not even for pickup trucks. https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-safety/best-and-worst-braking-distances-a2960086475/ https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-safety/best-and-wor... Many of the fastest cars also have the best brakes. There are a number of them that can even get under 100'. https://www.motortrend.com/features/20-best-60-to-0-distances-recorded/ https://www.motortrend.com/features/20-best-60-to-0-distance... If we want to talk trends in poor braking, we can look at Tesla and EVs in general. In many cases EVs select low rolling resistance tires with poor performance. The top quality low rolling resistance tires can be good, but many EVs have tight margins and lower end tires with less grip. It's not just weight. You can compare similar weight vehicles like a Tesla and a Silverado, and the conventional vehicle generally brakes better.