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by exhonk
Mon Jul 15, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Regen braking
Replies: 13
Views: 7939

Re: Regen braking

The discs themselves will not rust up if used a few times a week as you still use the brake sometimes as you cannot be perfect at one pedal driving. However any mounting pins might corrode on our salty roads. One of the very few service items on the Tesla is to grease the brake pins every year. Inci...
by exhonk
Tue Jul 09, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Regen braking
Replies: 13
Views: 7939

Re: Regen braking

I suspect that Renault have realised that their dealers will get nothing for brake replacement with max regen on all the time. My Tesla has done 72 k and I just checked the brake pads - very little wear - they will last as long as the car! Not good news for dealers (other than Tesla) who make most o...
by exhonk
Tue Jul 09, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: Main Renault Megane Electric chat
Topic: Anyone actually like their car
Replies: 19
Views: 19024

Re: Anyone actually like their car

Had mine for 3 weeks now and really like it. Our other car is a Tesla model 3 which we've had for nearly 5 yrs now and the Renault compares well with the (old) Tesla. It's clear that Renault have taken many of the Tesla's original ideas and used them. The Renault has smoother suspension and stalks f...