Brakes

[cal]

No I’ve owned three Teslas and the Lightning. Over 300 miles and never even came close to needing a brake job. Tires on the other hand… First set only lasted 22k miles.

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[21st Century Truck]

Over the past 22 years I've had three Priuses (Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3), a ord Fusion Energi and a Ford Mach E Mustang.

The Fision lasted 126 thousand miles andvthe Mach E lasted 75 thousand miles before I traded.

None of these hybrid & EV cars ever wore out any brake pad or disc.

 

[Joe Dablock]

You are probably due for a tire rotation. Have your tires rotated and ask them to look at you brake wear at the same time.
But most likely your brakes are at 80 percent.
My MME has 60k on it and its brake wear is about 60 percent. My Lightning has 34k on it and brake wear is better than 50 percent.

 

[Calvin H-C]

I use 1pd and my foot rarely even touches the brake pedal. I expect my brake pads will last the life of the truck. Am I wrong?

There's a good chance they will last the life of the truck.

That said, there are a few things to be aware of. While 1PD will get you the most regen braking possible, it won't eliminate all friction braking. Regent's capability drops off rapidly at close to zero speeds, so friction braking is needed a bit to bring the vehicle to a stop. On the big picture, that's negligible wear on the pads.

The bigger concern is what happens to other brake components from lack of use. I'm hoping components have advanced a bit in the past few years to better withstand light use. If you want to give your pads and rotors the occasional use to "clean them off", you can shift to neutral as you start to brake and that will use friction braking for 100% of the stop.

 

[jetfixr1]

I expect my pads to turn into dust before they need replacement. 1PD all the time, only touch the brakes to shift.

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