Brake Inventions

Clean Air and Dirty Brakes

Brake Inventions, brakes, efficiency, emissions, transport / Deaglan O Meachair

The promise of electric vehicles has long been associated with emission free driving. And while it is true that the lack of a tailpipe dramatically improves air quality, it is not true to say that electric propulsion is free of emissions. Brakes and tyres play a significant role in local emissions from electric vehicles, and […]

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Braking for the third century – Part 2

Brake Energy, Brake Inventions, brakes, efficiency, history, transport / Deaglan O Meachair

An overview of brake technology developments from 1920 to 2019.

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Braking for the third century

Brake Energy, Brake Inventions, brakes, Design, EV range, history / Deaglan O Meachair

An article covering the birth of automotive braking, and technical developments over the first 100 years.

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