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Re:The grid isn’t ready for 300M EVs by 2030 by porkbeer on Saturday May 06, 2023 @11:32PM (#35847665)
Nobody who has ever worked on drum brakes wants to go back. Nevermind the heat and weight issues.
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Re:The grid isn’t ready for 300M EVs by 2030 by jjav on Sunday May 07, 2023 @02:21AM (#35848429)
> Nobody who has ever worked on drum brakes wants to go back.

This. Drum brakes are an inordinate pain to maintain and adjust.

I can change pads in disk brakes on all four wheels in less time that it took me merely to remove the drum from a single wheel in older cars.

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