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Are there brake pads on a Tesla semi?

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In order to replenish the battery pack and minimize power loss, the motors in Tesla's own vehicles also  use a type of engine-driven braking.

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 Tesla cars also employ their electric driving motors as brakes because they generate energy and cause the car to slow down.

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 Regenerative braking will be used by the four electric motors on the driving axles to provide the brake force in

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almost all circumstances, which is not achievable with the Semi's diesel-powered braking.

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The brakes will act as a generator, much like in the other Teslas, and pump electricity back into the batteries.

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The drivetrain of an EV is guaranteed to last a million miles thanks to regenerative charging

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and the much-anticipated new Tesla Semi will never require new brake pads. With fewer moving parts, Semi does not

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require clutch pedals or oil changes, and its regenerative brake system returns 98% of its kinetic energy to its batteries.

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Three electric motors power the Tesla Semi trucks; one is continuously engaged to provide driving,

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 and the other two are only used when the driver specifically requests torque or acceleration.

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 This is done to maximize efficiency. Tesla's  semi-electric truck continues to run even with

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 two of the four motors disabled and outperforms a diesel truck in terms of acceleration and range.

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