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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Brakes are brakes, no? The amount of energy they need to dissipate is simply a matter of physics: mass * speed minus whatever is dissipated by engine braking.
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Much better to use correct physics though.
The kinetic energy of a vehicle with a given mass and velocity is found from
KE = 0.5 x mass x velocity ^ 2
using SI units