Continental says that future electric vehicles will gain additional range thanks to a new brake design that takes weight out of a relatively heavy component.
The company says the so-called Green Caliper, a newly developed brake caliper for disc brakes, is significantly lighter than previous designs and has a lower residual brake torque. In combination with the brake disc, the lower mass – in individual cases up to five kilograms per brake – and the reduced friction between brake pad and disc contribute to increasing the range of an electric vehicle.
