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everybody in London is breathing toxic levels of PM2.5 particles. And the fact that the largest sources of PM2.5 particles are tires and brake dust suggests that electrification is at best only a partial answer.
We also have to drive a whole lot less.
Fortunately, London appears to be pursuing an all-of-the-above strategy when it comes to greener transportation, including electric buses to a massive investment in cycle infrastructure, the goal really does appear to be easing gridlock and rethinking how we get from one place to another.
London's cycle superhighways have already shown they can deliver 70% increases in cycling, and now Mayor Sadiq Kahn has announced an entirely new, fourth superhighway bringing segregated lanes to Southeast London for the first time.
Instead of car tire and brake dust, Londoners will be able to inhale healthier bike tire and brake dust.
(Score: 2) by Unixnut on Friday October 06 2017, @07:13AM
I dont know. With all the cars i had, you could drive in normal traffic without needing the brakes at all. I use my brakes so little i get rust on the disks from lack of friction, and have to actually go for a fast drive to clean them up from time to time.
Once when my main brakes failed, i managed to get home using nothing but engine braking and the handbrake, and then to the garage from there (possible, but really not fun to do unless necessary)
Saying that, never drove a car with electric regen braking, so i cant compare the two. However if you apply the brakes on a normal car, you use friction straight away, while on the other you can do some level of normal braking on the regen before brakes are applied.
So for people who cant anticipate traffic well and find themselves braking a lot, or for those who live in areas with lots of obstacles on the road, regen braking would be a benefit IMO.