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08-16-2017, 09:02 AM
One little-known upside of hybrid or electric vehicles—especially those that pile on the miles—is that their brakes last surprisingly long. Thanks to regenerative braking systems, which recapture some of the energy as you decelerate, traditional brake pads have a lot of assistance. It’s not unusual, for instance, for a Toyota Prius to go 100,000 miles […]

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