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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by yreg on Thursday July 24, 2025 @03:39AM (#44668027)
And how often did you engine break with that ICE car when driving around the city? Because I did it only when driving down extreme slopes. It also cannot do a full stop.

With an EV I don't touch breaks unless in situations I fail to/couldn't predict (maybe up to 10% of all speed reductions and even less stops).

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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by Swizec on Thursday July 24, 2025 @02:08PM (#44674041)
> And how often did you engine break with that ICE car when driving around the city?

Oh all the time. I used to drive like a typical youth. I've been in USA for 10 years now and still hate driving automatics because they shift into too high a gear and then you have to constantly use the brakes. It's annoying.

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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by photon_rancher on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @01:41PM (#44726231)
Most autos have an override to shift manually and engine brake more, hardly ever see people use them except if they tow frequently though.

A lot of CVTs have virtual gears for that even, although others like the prius only have B mode.

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