Sentences with phrase «friction brakes»

This results in very strong and progressive braking performance, although the brake system can be a little noisy at low speed due to high - friction brake pads.

Engine braking is a generally accepted practice and can help save wear on friction brakes.

Hard braking can cause the system to rely on conventional friction braking, wasting energy that might otherwise be recovered.

And in 2017, it's almost criminal to be relying on crude, 100 % wasteful friction brakes as the sole means of slowing cars down.

This one is also lightweight and foldable and has a rear friction brake.

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

The transitions between regenerative braking and these conventional friction brakes are smooth and refined in city traffic.

In general, we save fuel in three separate ways: first is with a grid charge; second is regenerative braking — we run very high power regen, much, much higher than anyone and we pretty much avoid the use of friction brakes; and third is running the engine at the sweet spot.

When the driver applies the brake pedal, a signal is sent to the vehicle's Electronic Control Unit (ECU), which determines the appropriate amount of braking force to assign to regenerative braking through the electric drive motor and to the hydraulic friction braking system.

The upgraded radiator, engine cooler, the Hill Start Assist and the superior performance friction brake pads all help for a better performance.

Braking action too is mechanical and precise — Honda's regenerative braking works well, with friction brakes not engaging under milder stops at speeds below 5 mph.

Braking action too is mechanical and precise — Honda's regenerative braking works well, with friction brakes not engaging under milder stops at speeds below 5 mph.

In harder stops, the ECU initiates a chain reaction of commands to brake system components, proportioning friction brake energy to each wheel.

In harder stops, the ECU initiates a chain reaction of commands to brake system components, proportioning friction brake energy to each wheel.

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.

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

The standard friction brakes are Brembos, with six - piston calipers and 14.5 - inch vented aluminum rotors up front, and four - piston calipers and 14 - inch vented aluminum rotors in the rear.

But it still takes a moment to acclimate to the stoppers, which use regeneration during much of the pedal stroke before activating the calipers for friction braking.

It is very effective, however, and creates immense amounts of braking force which significantly extends friction brake life — a 565 hp (421 kW) diesel engine can produce up to 600 hp (450 kW) of braking power at 2,100 RPM.

R Spec ™ High friction brake pads are intended for high performance driving and for driving conditions requiring added braking demand.

Compared to electro - pneumatic friction brakes, braking with the traction motors can be regulated faster improving the performance of wheel slide protection.

Savings of 17 %, and less wear on friction braking components, are claimed for Virgin Trains Pendolinos.

The key difference is that the braking function is electronically controlled rather than a purely mechanical activation, allowing regenerative braking from the electric drive motor to slow the vehicle, rather than the hydraulic friction brakes under most circumstances.

The Vue Green Line 2 Mode is equipped with a «fully blended» electro - hydraulic brake system that enables 100 - percent regenerative braking (batteries are charged during braking), 100 - percent friction braking (traditional four - wheel disc braking) or a combination of the two.

The ECB computer also controls the interaction between the four - wheel disc friction brakes and the regenerative brake system.

A Brake Coach feature helps educate the driver to recapture the maximum amount of kinetic energy without dabbing those old - fashioned friction brakes, and long - term fuel efficiency can be displayed via a growing leafy vine to the right side of the instrument cluster.

There are several advantages to this system that include less weight, less maintenance, and the ability to seamlessly integrate friction braking (the brake pad touching the rotor) and regenerative braking (the electric motors sending electricity back to the batteries).

Unlike some other systems, it works beautifully even on hills, applying a skosh of friction braking if necessary.

Priority dated Nov 9, 2005 (almost a decade ahead of the two patents quoted in this post) describes an in - wheel motor vehicle drive system that replaces friction brakes and operates all mandatory safety features such as ABS, ESC and EBA

e-Pedal differs from other coast - down - to - stop systems in that e-Pedal also applies the regular friction brakes.

Both cars do feature a few performance upgrades including Performance Friction brake pads, custom alignments, and 160 - degree thermostats.

The blended brakes» handoff between regenerative and friction braking as you approach a stop — historically one of the hardest things for car companies to get right — is the best we've ever experienced.

Applying lessons learned through development of two generations of Optima Hybrids as well as the fully electric Soul EV, Kia engineers designed the Niro's regenerative system to seamlessly blend in hydraulic friction braking.

The Leaf's braking response is smooth and predictable, and that's a big deal; in some alternative - fuel cars, brake - pedal feel is half - baked, with the traditional friction brakes and regenerative braking system not well - synchronized.

e-Pedal combines regenerative braking and the conventional friction brakes, taking some of the guesswork out of how the car will respond when you lift off the accelerator.

Performance Friction brake pads are cooled by custom carbon fiber ducts.

It's difficult to brake smoothly, with an initial jolt from the regenerative effect of the motor and then a period of muddiness as regen swaps with friction braking.

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.

And it's only in the final few feet, as the braking system orchestrates the final handoff from regenerative to friction braking, that you notice that the brake pedal is controlling both braking systems.

Lexus should be commended for refining brake pedal feel on its hybrid model though — it's getting very difficult to discern the difference between electrical regeneration and friction braking.

With up to 0.3 g of electric deceleration available, the friction brakes will die of boredom in city traffic.

Rimac says it is also working very hard to deliver a natural - feeling brake pedal — something that's very difficult to achieve when blending regenerative and friction braking.

The IS 350 has larger discs — 13.2 inches up front — and all F - Sport cars get high - friction brake pads, which shave off speed with linear pedal action and strong overall stopping power, a relative weakness by contrast in the C - Class and TL.

Since the regen slows the car at a rate of about 0.2 g, you don't use the friction brakes often in normal driving, but I finally gave the AP Racing brakes a workout tearing down the back roads.

The T8 is particularly impressive considering it's constantly blending regenerative and friction braking.

The Niro PHEV's brake pedal applies force smoothly and progressively, however, and nothing unusual happens when it transitions from regen to friction braking.