You regenerative braking systems electric and also hybrid vehicles make it possible to greatly reduce the use of conventional brakes. In such a way that the conventional braking system can, in many driving situations, not even be used.
Helmut Neumann is the (happy) owner of a BMW i3 , purchased in 2014, and has since covered more than 277 000 km with it. And after all these years, what stands out the most about his car is, above all, the low costs of use and maintenance.
His energy costs (in Germany, where he lives), averaging 13 kWh / 100 km over all these years, stand at just €3.90 / 100 km. History repeats itself when we talk about maintenance costs — there are no oil changes to carry out, for example.
Consumables such as brake pads and discs are also not replaced as often, thanks to the regenerative braking system. By converting deceleration/braking kinetic energy into electrical energy (stored in the battery), discs and pads are used much, much less and of course they last longer.
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In the case of mr. Neumann, even after almost six years and more than 277,000 km, are still the original ones.
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