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Continental Re-Thinks The Disc Brake To Better Suit EV Applications

Although Continental is probably best know as a tyre-maker, the German company is also a supplier of all kinds of automotive tech from instrument clusters to safety systems including brake hardware. It’s brakes that Continental is looking to revo


Although Continental is probably best know as a tyre-maker, the German company is also a supplier of all kinds of automotive tech from instrument clusters to safety systems including brake hardware.

It’s brakes that Continental is looking to revolutionise with its latest development, called the New Wheel Concept, which reimagines the traditional wheel and brake system seen on most modern cars in a way that makes the system better suited to use on electric vehicles.

The need to redesign the traditional disc brake comes from the way EVs wash off speed, with energy recuperation harvesting the energy that would otherwise be lost as heat in normal circumstances to help top-up the batteries.

Kez Casey

Kez Casey migrated from behind spare parts counters to writing about cars over ten years ago. Raised by a family of automotive workers, Kez grew up in workshops and panel shops before making the switch to reviews and road tests for The Motor Report, Drive and CarAdvice.

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