Thread: Would a modern car with drum brakes all-around still have a chance?
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Old 08-06-2023, 04:28 PM   #69 (permalink)
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....obnoxious electric parking brake.
Electric parking brakes have steadily replaced manual cable activated brakes because they are MUCH easier to package
Okay, but the obnoxious part is that it takes1-2 seconds and makes a whiring sound. Some stepper motor with a dumb-*ss controller?

Also, the regen down to 0MPH were posited on the advent of room temp superconductors.
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