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Take a look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_brake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_brake Yes, the leaf has standard brakes... but i
by kmanlives 14y ago
Take a look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_brake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_brake
Yes, the leaf has standard brakes... but it also uses regenerative braking to recapture some of the car's forward momentum without using the brakes.
- cshesse 14y agoAnd any forward momentum captured this way is not absorbed by the brake pads, thus they last much longer.