I suppose it's not a big problem, especially if you are already aware.
Good point, well presented. Unfortunately, many people are not aware, as can be seen by that Ebay listing and all the reports from the dealers. The EV owners probably think they're saving the planet by not using their brakes, in the same way that I drive gently with anticipation to get more mpg from my van.
I pointed this out so that people can become aware. Next time you speak to an EV owner you can talk to them about it, then they'll become aware, and so on, which is much better than trying to deny that the problem exists, like Flecc does.
Looks like all you need do, is make sure you use the traditional brakes now and again. In that, it is like any new vehicle, you need to do things a bit differently. With mine, I need to switch off the automatic engine stop which re-establishes itself every time the car is switched on, even though it was set to be disabled last time I used it. Way back in the 1920s, drivers of cars with automatic engine lubrication had to get out of the habit of turning on oil taps and working hand pumps to lubricate the engine. Riders of motorcycles had to get used to changing gear with their foot rather than a hand lever mounted on the tank.
Technology changes - live with it.
You must have been traumatised when the gear change on motorbikes swapped from right foot operation to left... I was too. I kept trying to change gear with the brake pedal and braking with the gear lever - it was a problem for about five minutes....
Just be glad you aren't flying airliners which have ENTIRELY changed in the last ten years.
You seem to be implying that I have a problem with EV brakes. I don't have an electric car and I don't plan to get one in the near future, so it doesn't bother me at all, therefore I won't have to "live with it". I'm merely stating facts. The facts are that dealers are reporting the problem and the first one I checked on Ebay has evidence of it.
I started with British bikes, then swapped over to Japanese ones in 1977. It didn't take me long to adapt. I remember making some mistakes in the beginning. Around 1994, I started restoring and riding British bikes again, though I used a Honda VFR750 and BMW R1000RT for my serious travelling, so I was regularly swapping from one to other every day. Somehow, my brain just knew what to do as soon as I sat on them. I never made a mistake pressing the wrong lever or the wrong direction. At the time, I thought that a bit weird, and it made me think about how the my brain would know to do that, as if there was some sort of initialisation routine each time I sat on a motorbike.
Regarding EV brakes. You have to understand that most drivers haven't a clue how they work, and even if the dealer told them to use the brakes from time to time, they probably wouldn't understand, which is why the problem exists of seized calipers and rusty and scored discs. We're technical people and, after discussing it, have an understanding of how it all works and what the problem is, so we wouldn't suffer from it. There's no point in trying to deny many people and cars are going to experience it. Do you think that the old lady across the road, who drives an EV, knows anything about it. I'll ask her next time I see her. Unfortunately, she keeps her car in the garage, so I can't inspect it right now.
We get a lot of parents parking in my street to pick up their kids from school, so I'll do a survey next week if the weather's OK to see the extent of the problem. If you go into town, have a look at the parked EVs for yourself.
Here's another one. look at the disc in the back wheel of picture 2:
