Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than combustion-engine cars

Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by stavros on Thursday July 24, 2025 @04:40AM (#44668450)

I have an ICE car and motorcycle, and an EV. The EV slows down much more quickly when slowing down, to the point where it's a good replacement for the brake, as opposed to the ICE vehicles, where you need to use the brake a lot more. It's not comparable.

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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by Swizec on Thursday July 24, 2025 @02:11PM (#44674074)

> The EV slows down much more quickly when slowing down, to the point where it's a good replacement for the brake

Are you comparing to an automatic ICE or a manual?

In my experience of driving EVs their engine braking is sub-par to what I'm used to at least from my motorcycle. Bikes have silly high compression compared to their weight. You def have to be careful about chopping the throttle.

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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by stavros on Thursday July 24, 2025 @02:27PM (#44674275)

An automatic, with a manual you can shift down to whatever you want, so there's no standard there, really.

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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by Swizec on Saturday July 26, 2025 @10:42AM (#44694486)

Agree the engine braking on automatics sucks. If you re-read my original post, it specifically talked about manuals :)

And I mean if drifters can use shift lock to literally skid their wheels, then clearly engine braking is effective.

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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by stavros on Saturday July 26, 2025 @10:56AM (#44694591)

With manuals I don't tend to downshift to brake. I certainly could, but it's so jarring (mostly the sudden rev) that I tend to just use the brakes, and what matters is what people do, not what they could do.

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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by Swizec on Saturday July 26, 2025 @11:21AM (#44694776)

I am talking about what I do do :)

Also I learned in driving school in Europe (and during the motorcycle course in USA) to downshift while braking so your engine helps the brakes and you’re always in the right gear. There shouldn’t be any sudden revs if you’re gentle with the clutch.

Then again as a young idiot I also learned how to heel-and-toe on public roads so I could rev match more effectively while braking into corners. Maybe I’m just a weird driver with unusual habits. It’s ok.

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