Continental: Are these the car wheels of the future?

Continental is toying with an interesting idea. We would like to install the brake system in the rim itself, thus reducing the weight and increasing the service life of the brake discs. This system would be particularly effective in electric vehicles that use regenerative braking.

Continental true ideas simply ˝the concept of a new bike˝. This would combine the outer part or the rim with the inner part that carries it aluminum brake disc. The new design should be especially suitable for electric vehicles, and in addition, it would eliminate the problems that conventional brake discs have with corrosion. That would do reduced maintenance costs, as the aluminum disc would survive the entire lifetime of the car. Only the brake pads remain as an expense. The brake is now mounted in the wheel on the inside of the disc and has a larger area than the current brake pads in the calipers on the outside of the disc. The brake presses on the aluminum disc and so on brakes more effectively. The lighter design requires less energy to start and less energy to maintain speed. This is especially true for electric cars, because with less energy consumption, the distance they can travel increases.