What kind of electric car has better brakes? An article to understand brake technology

Brake is one of the most critical parts of electric vehicle, which is closely related to riding safety. The electric car brake on the market is mainly divided into hub brake and disc brake two types.

What are hub brake and disc brake?

To visualize the two types of braking, we can think of the tire as a rapidly rotating washbasin while riding, and our hands as the brakes. With two hands to support the inner wall of the basin, through friction to stop the rotating basin, this is the hub brake brake.



(Washbasin demonstrates drum brake braking)

The disc brake works by holding the edge of the basin with one hand to stop it.



(Washbasin demo disc brake)

Hub brake and disc brake which good?

From the braking performance, disc brake is generally better than the hub brake, and ordinary hub brake pads are generally asbestos material, frequent brake wear. But the disc brake is exposed, after riding on muddy sand and gravel road, the brake is easy to enter sand and gravel, and the noise is generated in riding. In this regard, the hub brake sealing is better, can adapt to various road conditions. So both have their advantages and disadvantages.

Luyuan for ordinary hub brake and disc brake of their own shortcomings, upgrade launched ceramic brake and high precision integrated disc brake.

The ceramic brake has two important upgrades. One is the material of brake pad: from ordinary asbestos material, upgrade to more wear-resistant ceramic composite material, prolong the service life 5 times; Two is the internal transmission structure: ordinary hub brake using flat tenon structure to expand brake pads, braking is very laborious. Ceramic brake adopts roller labor-saving structure, conducts through gear, braking is easier, braking distance is shortened by 30%.