Continental says brake system boosts hybrids’ efficiency

Continental says its MK C1 brake-by-wire system for hybrid vehicles reduces carbon-dioxide emissions and improves fuel economy by maximizing electrical-energy recovery. Results of tests supervised and certified by TÜV, an independent product-testing service, showed the MK C1 system, installed in a standard plug-in hybrid vehicle, “reduced CO2 emissions by around 8 g/mi (5 g/km) on average compared with a conventional – non-brake-by-wire – hybrid brake system,” Robert Beaver, chief engineer-electronic brake systems at Continental North America, says in a news release.

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