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Brake dust? I know the misinformation campaign is in full swing about battery vehicles, but are they really claiming they cause more brake dust with a straight
by thebruce87m 2y ago
Brake dust? I know the misinformation campaign is in full swing about battery vehicles, but are they really claiming they cause more brake dust with a straight face? That’s famously where regenerative braking causes less wear.
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/electric-cars/running/do-electric-vehicles-produce-more-tyre-and-brake-pollution-than-petrol-and/ https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/electric-cars/running/do-electri...
> his 11 electric Nissan Leaf taxis typically have a brake pad lifespan of 80,000 to 100,000 miles, with discs typically being changed because of warping rather than wear.
> Those brake pad and disc lifespans are four times and two times those of the brakes on his diesel taxis, respectively, and that’s on a type of vehicle that is known to be driven with little thought given to brake wear or efficiency.
- toxik 2y agoNot only are EVs going up in weight, all cars are. That does increase brake dust. I also don’t think it’s even close to offsetting the road damage and tire dust caused by increased axle pressure, which is famously a cubic relationship.