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Cost and the potential for vendor lock-in drive this. How long does anyone seriously think electric brakes will last on cars that bang around in mud and pothole
by wakawaka28 2y ago
Cost and the potential for vendor lock-in drive this. How long does anyone seriously think electric brakes will last on cars that bang around in mud and potholes full of water? What is the failure mode? Can you even tell when the brakes are failing? There are hydraulic brake systems many decades old, still in service. There's nothing new about this electric brake stuff that has only become feasible or cheaper today... It was deliberately avoided by engineers of the past because they did not trust the technology. They didn't trust hydraulics either. That's why emergency brakes are cable-driven. Of course, the cable can also work when there is no hydraulic pressure, such as when the car is parked and turned off. It's a smart design that serves multiple purposes.