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Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by fpoling on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @10:49AM (#32838040)
Electrical slowdown in hybrids does not provide redundancy for emergency braking. The battery has to absorb like 500kWt during 1s, this is well outside what a small battery can do.
Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by sbradford26 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @11:10AM (#32838342)
Redundancy doesn't mean it will bring the car to a stop as quickly as hydraulic brakes, it is just another means to bring the car to a stop safely. From personal experience I could safely get my car to a stop in many situations without using the friction brakes at all.