EV brakes are being reenvisioned for the electric era at Mercedes-Benz.
In-Drive is in active testing with no timeline for production announced. It's a newly developed system that moves the brakes from behind the wheels to inside an EV's motor casing. Mercedes is internally calling the system"In-Drive is still a friction-based brake system with pads and metal rotors that slow the vehicle using pressure. But the entire system is sealed, enclosed within the EV drive unit's housing. A rotor and pad bookend the electric motor within the metal housing.
Mercedes designed the system be able to mount to the center of a front axle sans electric motor for single-motor rear-wheel-drive applications. Moving the braking system to the center of the vehicle will displace and remove unsprung mass, which in turn will improve handling. Mercedes said today the system is more expensive than traditional brakes, but the goal is to bring the cost down to be equal to traditional brakes.
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