Sentences with phrase «by friction brakes»

Nearly 94 percent energy recovery is achieved by first delivering full regenerative braking followed by friction brakes during city driving.

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The car's momentum, instead of being grabbed by high - friction brake pads and thrown away as useless heat, is mopped up in the form of electricity that replenishes the batteries.

Basic physical laws (e.g. Friction = NormalForce * ConstantCoefficient), by the way, can not describe correctly such a complex scenario as a great mass braking on an uneven surface, with tyres deforming, car pitching on the nose, vibrations from the ABS kicking in.

Crystallized friction material, by braking abuse, leaks, bad material quality, overheating by shoe failure to retract correctly

Note that it will not spin completely freely as there is some friction provided by the brakes even when not applied, but usually you can get at least one revolution.

Rimac hasn't scrimped on the car's friction braking system either — enormous 390 mm Brembo CCMR carbon - ceramic rotors fill each wheel rim, gripped by six - piston calipers all round.

i think shifting gear from drive to neutral while on stop light would help to reduce friction in the transmission rather forcefully stoping the engine movement on drive by braking it.

The brake system slows or stops the rotation of the wheels through friction by transferring pressure from the brake pedal to the pads or shoes.

Regenerative braking is not by itself sufficient as the sole means of safely bringing a vehicle to a standstill, or slowing it as required, so it must be used in conjunction with another braking system such as friction - based braking.

This contrasts with conventional braking systems, where the excess kinetic energy is converted to unwanted and wasted heat by friction in the brakes, or with dynamic brakes, where energy is recovered by using electric motors as generators but is immediately dissipated as heat in resistors.

Activation of DTC raises the threshold for intervention by the brakes, enabling the driver of a BMW 3 Series Coupe to set off smoothly on low friction surfaces such as snow.

The braking system relies on friction to help it slow the momentum of the wheels to bring the vehicle to a stop, produced by the cooperation of brake components such as the Ford brake caliper, brake pads, and the brake disc.

The friction that is produced by this contact slows and stops the motion of the wheels as the brake is applied.

In order to maximize the dissipation of heat, the steel friction rings are perforated and connected by pins to the aluminum brake discs.

Both disc brakes and drum brakes work by using friction and resistance to convert kinetic energy into heat energy.

Confident and linear braking performance is provided by an electro - servo brake system, which combines efficient regenerative braking and mechanical (friction) braking.

Hyundai notes also improvements to drivability by improved hybrid system clutch control, improved vehicle response by throttle tuning, optimized regenerative braking shift pattern, and decreased friction in the compact six - speed automatic transmission

This technology, which originated in the world of motor sport, involves fixing a cast friction ring to an aluminium brake - disc chamber by means of 14 pins.

If the battery fills up due to regenerative braking in B the car will dissipate the energy by using the generator to spin the gas engine (known as «engine braking») rather than using the friction brakes on the wheels.

Nearly 94 percent energy recovery is achieved by delivering full regenerative braking, which means only 6 percent of braking is through traditional friction brakes

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This technology improves the friction of the braking surface of the discs and improves consistency and fade resistance with the result that longitudinal deceleration is improved by 15 per cent, with a 30 m reduction in stopping distances from 200 to 0 km / h.

Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip (s) when installed singly and align with the clip (s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and / or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss - of - control vehicle yaw event caused by lock - up of the rear tires.The spin - out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic.

This allows for the application of regenerative braking by the front and rear electric motors to slow the vehicle, rather than the hydraulic friction brakes, under most circumstances, with the additional of mechanical (friction) braking in hard stops.

Reduced friction - achieved by the upgraded 6 - speed automatic transmission and key brake enhancements - combines with streamlined aerodynamics to deliver a smoother, more efficient ride.