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Lighter than previous designs and has a lower residual brake torque.New Delhi: German technology company Continental recently announced it has developed a new lightweight brake design for disc brakes, called Green Caliper.According to the company, it is lighter than previous designs and has a lower residual brake torque. This will help future electric vehicles to gain additional range.In combination with the brake disc, the lower mass – in individual cases up to five kg per brake – and the reduced friction between brake…

A truck on the Mumbai-Pune expressway was spotted after a brake failure. The loaded truck was climbing uphill behind another truck. The truck behind had lost its brakes, and the video seems to be showing the truck driver and the trailer driver working together to bring the trailer to a halt safely.   The video shows the truck following another truck uphill. The driver’s cabin of the trailer truck is smack against the rear of the container truck. The drivers seem to be working together, and the driver in front is using…

There is no doubt that the XUV700 is a huge hit in the Indian market. People who have booked the SUV are waiting for the delivery desperately. However, here we have a vlogger who is planning to sell his Mahindra XUV700 in just two months. The video is uploaded on YouTube by Explore The Unseen 2.0. The SUV did around 2,500 km on the vlogger’s Ladakh trip whereas the 5,000 km were covered when he travelled to Mumbai. It seems like he has covered a total of 10,000 km in just 2 months. The variant that the vlogger bought…

There are now a number of kits for converting regular bikes into ebikes, most of which involve swapping in a motorized wheel or adding a device that rolls against the rear tire. The Skarper system is different, in that it drives the bike's rear brake rotor.When initially installing the UK-designed setup, users add a wireless cadence sensor to the cranks, they strap a tab onto the non-drive-side chainstay, and they swap the bike's existing rear brake rotor for one that's specific to the system.From there, it's just a…

Anyone who drives car or rides a bike is well aware how important brakes on your vehicle actually are. Many people or car owners tend to ignore some of the small signs that indicates wear and tear on the brakes or the car itself. It is not a good practice in any case. Especially ignoring condition of your brakes could lead to huge problems and even cause fatal accidents. Just like any other part of the car, brakes also need to be taken care of at equal intervals. Here are some of the signs that point towards issue in…

Although there are now a number of helmet-mounted brake lights on the market, they're almost all activated by an integrated accelerometer. The OxiLum takes what is claimed to be a better approach, as it's triggered by a brake-lever-mounted device.Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the OxiLum is the creation of French company Overade, which previously brought us a folding helmet and a set of helmet-mounted turn indicators.The OxiLum pops on and off of an included magnetic mount, which gets attached to the…

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly one million older vehicles worldwide due to a potential problem with the braking system, the federal transport authority (KBA) said. The KBA said in a statement dated June 1 and reported late Saturday in German media that the recall affected cars built between 2004 and 2015, the SUV series ML and GL, and the R-Class luxury minivan. “Corrosion on the brake booster can in the worst case lead to the connection between the brake pedal and the braking system being interrupted,”…

Ferrari has issued a recall plan with Chinese regulators over potential brake problems, affecting more than 2,200 vehicles. Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has issued a recall plan with Chinese regulators over potential brake problems in its vehicles, an official notice said Friday. The recall affects…