• Makhnos_Tachanka@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Just move them inboard. Might as well. You’d want to offset the additional unsprung weight, plus with the axle shaft being unreduced, you can now use much smaller and lighter brakes spinning at a higher rpm for the same effective brake torque.

    • CommanderArcher@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      depending on the design of the electric motor, its weird to consider but the brakes could be put in board between the two motors.

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      11 months ago

      Part of the motivation for this Uni Wheel is to free up the space between the wheels, so moving the brakes inboard kind of defeats the purpose. Also it would probably make changing the brakes more difficult.

      • Simon676@alien.topB
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        11 months ago

        On an EV you really don’t need to change any brake parts, there’s many people who’ve put on over half a million kilometers on their stock rotors and pads on EVs, they’re supposed to last the entire lifetime of the car without needing to replace them, so 20+ years. The only thing you really need to do is flush the brake fluid once over its lifetime.