The electric car as a talisman of false hope

Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by NullPrefix on Friday August 16, 2019 @08:23AM (#20714407)

>brake discs

Regenerative braking does not have this problem. Although the tyre problem remain.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by rootusrootus on Friday August 16, 2019 @11:03AM (#20715850)

Tires are a far more significant pollution source than brakes.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by WorldMaker on Friday August 16, 2019 @02:12PM (#20717889)

But still a far less significant pollution source than diesel (especially) and gas exhaust.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by growlist on Friday August 16, 2019 @08:44AM (#20714593)

Though the extra weight of the regenerative system has to be taken into account.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by srfilipek on Friday August 16, 2019 @09:01AM (#20714716)

Tesla's brake pads for the Model 3 are scheduled for replacement after 250,000 miles of use (according to tesla rep. I spoke to).

No, I did not mistype that.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by whenchamenia on Friday August 16, 2019 @09:42AM (#20715021)

Just checked mine on my honda with 200,000 miles. Fronts were a bit low, so I replaced them, rears were still about at half wear. Tesla is no magic beast in this reguard. The secret is a manual transmission.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by srfilipek on Friday August 16, 2019 @10:07AM (#20715270)

If I drove my manual better, I could probably achieve that, but spirited driving made me replace everything twice over in 100k miles, with a third needed soon. :(

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by NullPrefix on Friday August 16, 2019 @10:49AM (#20715673)

You pay twice everytime you brake. Once for the gas and then for the brakes too.

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