Luxrage
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I've been reading about the drum brake thing before, with the improvements in regenerative braking and 'one pedal' driving, some EV fleet testers were finding the front calipers starting to prematurely warp from rust and lack of use.
There's been some research into returning to four drum brakes, if they waterproof them better (and with better heat dissipation for fade) they'll probably start making a comeback on non-sporting oriented EVs:
Continental has been doing some research on fully-sealed front drums in EVs:
https://www.continental.com/en/press/studies-publications/technology-dossiers/drum-brake/
There's been some research into returning to four drum brakes, if they waterproof them better (and with better heat dissipation for fade) they'll probably start making a comeback on non-sporting oriented EVs:
Continental has been doing some research on fully-sealed front drums in EVs:
https://www.continental.com/en/press/studies-publications/technology-dossiers/drum-brake/