Drterreur
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I'm wondering if Rivian has thought of a way to mitigate rusty/seizing brakes.
Regen is both a blessing for efficiency and a curse for brakes, especially in winter with snow, salt, heated garage and short driving distances. On my model 3 it's bad... on my Nissan Leaf, it is a nightmare...
VW with the ID4 stole my idea (ok... they had the same idea) and put drum brakes in the rear, which are supposed to be sealed and maintenance free.
This won't be the case with Rivian as we can see disc at each corners. Maybe Rivian could have the truck apply brakes periodically while still providing power to all wheels, or apply brakes instead of regen on the firsts few stops?
What do you think?
Regen is both a blessing for efficiency and a curse for brakes, especially in winter with snow, salt, heated garage and short driving distances. On my model 3 it's bad... on my Nissan Leaf, it is a nightmare...
VW with the ID4 stole my idea (ok... they had the same idea) and put drum brakes in the rear, which are supposed to be sealed and maintenance free.
This won't be the case with Rivian as we can see disc at each corners. Maybe Rivian could have the truck apply brakes periodically while still providing power to all wheels, or apply brakes instead of regen on the firsts few stops?
What do you think?
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