Re:One in four 2020 Tesla Model 3 failed the Danish periodic...
by speerer on Monday January 27, 2025 @04:27AM
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I'd love to know the answer to this. It sounds like a very complicated question. Do electric cars go harder on their brakes because of regenerative braking perhaps?
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Re:One in four 2020 Tesla Model 3 failed the Danish periodic...
by kiney on Monday January 27, 2025 @04:31AM
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EVs use their brakes less which ironically leads to more problems because of rust
Re:One in four 2020 Tesla Model 3 failed the Danish periodic...
by menaerus on Monday January 27, 2025 @04:42AM
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Brakes are not used as much because of regenerative braking and that somehow seems to impair the braking system.
I was also interested in what is meant by "steering" - here it seems that the main culprit is the weight of the batteries that are putting a lot of stress on the suspension system.
Re:One in four 2020 Tesla Model 3 failed the Danish periodic...
by ok_dad on Monday January 27, 2025 @04:29AM
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It's the opposite, EVs tend to rarely need disc or pad replacements because of the regen brakes.
Re:One in four 2020 Tesla Model 3 failed the Danish periodic...
by silversmith on Monday January 27, 2025 @04:50AM
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If used in California.
Mix in wetter conditions, and salted roads in winter, and you have a recipe for disaster - the components experience all of the weather, but none of the "cleaning" force of actual braking. Anecdotal evidence, every single electric car owner I personally know has complained about brake rust here in Latvia. Even those with small 50km range plug-in hybrids, when used mainly for daily commuting within electrical range.