When we talk about cars, the first thing that most people think of is performance, number of horsepower, equipment, but few of us think about the most important thing, the braking system. Well, ZF introduced a pure electric braking system – the braking force, at each wheel, is generated by an electric motor – giving the car a stopping distance shorter by 9 meters.

According to the company’s representative, this technology can prove its quality especially in electric cars, because braking from the pedal to the electric motor is transmitted exclusively electrically, “dry brake-by-wire”. There is no mechanical connection between these two components, no brake fluid, and the braking feel is the same.

This braking system reduces the stopping distance of electric cars by up to 17%, and at the same time, due to the reduced contact between the calipers and the disc, it reduces harmful emissions caused by braking and rolling tires. Also, this system reduces production, logistics and assembly costs, since fewer components are needed. Car manufacturers can replace the hydraulic braking system with an electric one, or they can opt for a hybrid system, a combination of a hydraulic system on the front and an electric system on the rear axle is possible.

Source: ZF Friedrichshafen