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Re:Changes to Models S and X allow them to travel longer wit... by mjamesaustin on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @11:44AM (#19739535)
Brakes in an EV pretty much never need to be replaced, because most of the braking is regenerative and doesn't wear the pads at all.
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Re:Changes to Models S and X allow them to travel longer wit... by logifail on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @02:16PM (#19741279)
If you live in a place with a decent winter, and hence a decent quantity of salt on the roads, you may have to replace your brakes due to corrosion long before the pads "wear out".

Does this kind of stuff not happen to EVs?

http://www.safercar.gov/staticfiles/safercar/pdf/EA11-001_cl...

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