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Yes, but only to some degree. Quote from the actual report: > As the level of electrification of a vehicle rises, the dependence on regenerative braking also
by ZeroGravitas 1y ago
Yes, but only to some degree.
Quote from the actual report:
> As the level of
electrification of a vehicle rises, the
dependence on regenerative braking
also increases, thus lowering PM
emissions from brake wear. Based
on recent evidence [30], regenerative
braking can reduce, in the worst-
case scenario (i.e. highest usage of
mechanical brakes or equivalently lowest
usage of regenerative braking), brake
wear emissions by 10-48% for hybrid
electric vehicles (HEVs), 66% for plug-in
hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and
83% for battery electric vehicles (BEVs
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- m463 1y agoThis makes sense since vehicles with bigger batteries can absorb more energy with regenerative braking. I remember decades ago where they figured out the horsepower of a high-end porsche to go 0-100-0, and if the acceleration horsepower expended was 500hp, the deceleration horsepower absorbed by the brakes was probably 1000 hp. I wouldn't be surprised if hybrids could only absorb 10 hp, while bigger cars could absorb 50. One thought - if any of these manufacturers provided "braking resistors" like diesel-hybrid locomotives use, regenerative energy could be electrically turned into heat, instead of mechanically by wearing the brakes. using resistors would be "green".