Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change

Re:Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a... by Reason077 on Saturday April 12, 2025 @04:01PM (#43667505)

EVs have very low brake wear because you simply aren’t using the friction brakes at all most of the time.

A lot of EVs even have smart “blended” brake pedals that preferentially apply regen braking when you press the pedal. Only in particularly hard stops will the friction brakes get used.

An easy way to test/observe this is simply to check for wear on the brake pads of EVs compared to combustion vehicles of similar mileage.

Tires, on the other hand, do tend to wear out quicker in an EV. Partly due to weight and also due to higher performance/acceleration compared to combustion models.

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Re:Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a... by looofooo0 on Sunday April 13, 2025 @02:46AM (#43670624)

This little friction break usage is actually something which manufacture need to consider. They need to activate once in a while to stop rust and other problems.

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Re:Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a... by otterley on Sunday April 13, 2025 @03:47AM (#43670895)

They almost certainly do. For example, our Chevy Volt (EV + gasoline engine range booster) puts the engine through a maintenance phase if you haven’t used the engine in a few weeks, and will force the engine to consume any fuel left in the tank if it hasn’t been refilled in several months.

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Re:Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a... by arghwhat on Sunday April 13, 2025 @04:43AM (#43671162)

We're talking about brakes, not engines.

But I know at least one EV maker that has a manually selected mode that guides you through driving with the brakes engaged for surface treatment, as rust buildup will be the main issue.

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