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No brakes! Will the EVs of the future omit friction pads entirely?
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Nope. Braking needs to work 100% barring any sort of electronics failure. I feel that there should ALWAYS be some sort of way to stop and steer the vehicle, regardless of what the electronic controls/software want to do.
*Most electric vehicles have no (or nearly no) brake regen when the battery pack is at 100%—simply because the pack can be charged no further.*
Yeah, that was my first thought. I don’t think we’re going (physical) brakeless any time soon.
Given that traction control and torque vectoring needs the ability to control each wheel’s speed independently, you’d only be able to consider this on quad-motor drivetrains.
The reason Formula E cars can do away with the rear mechanical brakes is because there’s no traction control.
And then you’d still need mechanical brakes as a backup for when there’s a fault with the high voltage system.
I think the VW ID line has come the closest to what the average 2WD mainstream EV will have for a braking system. Drum brakes on the driven axle that don’t get used much.
This would be logical next step in further curbing pollution from EVs. Seeing this is from Stellantis, I have low hopes. But others could deliver something like this to completely eliminate friction pads.
With all of the crazy assholes on the road in Los Angeles I’m still going to still need those brakes.
Yes remove brakes entirely please if you can’t drive without brakes you don’t need to be driving
Parking brake?
As people learn one pedal driving, greater regen can be used so brakes will be used less and less. Cars will come to a very smooth stop exactly where the car should be once the regen force is learned.
Of course some manufacturers will still coast and force blended braking with its often uneven feel. Also the driver will not be 100% sure they are maximizing regen with blended brakes.