Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days
by frosted-flakes on Saturday August 07, 2021 @06:47AM
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No less than with a manual transmission car. I went 5 years before replacing the pads on my last car, with 150k km driven—not because they were worn, but because they were falling apart.
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Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days
by adrianN on Saturday August 07, 2021 @12:06PM
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I haven't driven an EV yet, but from what I hear regenerative breaking is much stronger than engine breaking with a manual car and can essentially bring the car to a stop in city traffic.
Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days
by frosted-flakes on Saturday August 07, 2021 @01:54PM
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I drive a diesel. Back when I had a regular freeway commute, I would regularly come to a complete stop at the end of freeway exits without touching the brake pedal, just for fun (last few km/h I used the handbrake). And one time when I was randomly pushing a little too hard on the brake pedal when I was parked, I burst a brake line somehow, and I ended up driving 20+ miles to my mechanic on busy city streets with no brakes, safely.
I doubt regenerative braking is any stronger than that.